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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Navy Act, 1957 Section 13

Oath of Allegiance

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/39823

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Navy Act, 1957 Section 13 is part of Navy Act, 1957 - Oath of Allegiance. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Every officer and every 1 [sailor] shall, as soon as may be, after appointment or enrolment make and subscribe before the commanding officer of the ship to which he belongs, or the prescribed officer an oath or affimation in the following form, that is to say :-

swear in the name of God"

I.........................do ___________________

solemnly affirm

that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully serve in the naval service and go wherever ordered by sea, land or air, and that I will observe and obey all commands of the President and the commands of any superior officer set over me, even to to the peril of my life".

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1. Substituted for the word "seamen" and "seaman" by the Navy (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (53 of 1974), Section 2 (16-12-1974).

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