Special provision as to rank in certain cases
1 ) The Central Government may, by notification, direct that any persons or class of persons subject to this Act under [Clause (i) of sub-section (1) of (section 2)] shall be so subject as officers, junior commissioned officers, warrant officers or non-commissioned officers and may authorize any officer to give a like direction and to cancel such direction. (2) All persons subject to this Act other than officers, junior commissioned officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers shall, if they are not persons in respect of whom a notification or direction under sub-section (1) is in force, be deemed to be of rank inferior to that of a non-commissioned officer.