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Navy Act, 1957 Section 56

Title: Offences by Officers in Charge of Convoy

State: Central

Year: 1957

(1) All officers appointed for the convoy and protection of any ships or vessels shall diligently perform their duty without delay according to their instructions in that behalf. (2) Every such officer subject to naval law, who,-- (a) does not defend the ships and goods under his convoy without deviation to any other objects; or (b) refuses to fight in their defence if they are assailed; or (c) cowardly abandons and exposes the ships in his convoy to hazard; or (d) demands or exacts any money or other reward from any merchant or master for convoying any ships or vessels entrusted to his care; or (e) misuses the masters or mariners thereof; shall be punished with death or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned, and shall also make such reparation in damages to the merchants, owners and others as a civil Court of competent jurisdiction may adjudge.

Navy Act, 1957 Section 8

Title: Provision Respecting Discipline of Master of Merchant Vessel Under Convoy

State: Central

Year: 1957

(1) Every master or other person for the time being in command of any merchant or other vessel comprised in a convoy under the command of an officer of the Indian Navy shall obey, in all matters relating to the navigation or security of the convoy, any directions which may be given by such officer, and shall take such precautions for avoiding the enemy as may be required by any such directions. (2) If any such directions are not obeyed, any such officer or any person acting under his orders may compel obedience by force of arms without being liable for any injury or loss of life or any danger to or loss of property resulting therefrom,

Navy Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document having bearing on any naval, army or air force subject or containing any fact or opinion calculated to embarrass the relations between the Government and the people or any section thereof or between the Government and any foreign country, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government. (4) No person subject to naval law shall whilst he is so subject practise, any profession or carry on any occupation, trade or business without the previous sanction of the Chief of the Naval Staff. SECTION 19A: REINSTATEMENT OF PERSONS BELONGING TO THE INDIAN NAVAL RESERVE FORCES ON TERMINATION OF PERIOD OF TRAINING OR ACTUAL SERVICE WITH THE INDIAN NAVY (1) If a person belonging to the Indian Naval Reserve Forces is, during the period of his employment under an employer called up for training or called up into actual service with the Indian Navy in pursuance of his liability under any regulations made under this Act, it shall be the duty of every such employer to reinstate the person in his employment on the termination of the period of his training or service with the Indian Navy in an occupation and under.....

Navy Act, 1957 Chapter VIII

Title: Articles of War

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....hereinafter mentioned. Section 59 - Arson Every person subject to naval law who unlawfully sets fire to any dockyard, victualling yard or steam factory yard, arsenal, magazine, building, stores or to any ship, vessel, hoy, barge, boat, aircraft, or other craft or furniture thereunto belonging, not being the property of an enemy, shall be punished with death or such other punishment as is hereafter mentioned. Section 60 - Falsifying official documents and false declarations Every person subject to naval law-- (a) who knowingly makes or signs a false report, return, list, certificate, book, muster or other document to be used for official purposes; or (b) who commands, counsels or procures the making or signing thereof; or (c) who aids or abets any other person in the making or signing thereof; or (d) who knowingly makes, commands, counsels or procures the making of, a false or fraudulent statement or a fraudulent omission in any such document; shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned. Section 61 - Malingering, etc Every person subject to naval law-- (a) who wilfully.....

Navy Act, 1957 Chapter III

Title: Special Provisions Relating to Discipline in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....the exercise of powers of punishment by members of the regular Army or the Air Force over members of the Indian Navy or the Indian Naval Reserve Forces, except as provided in clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 931[or in such cases and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed]. ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Navy (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (53 of 1974), Section 4 (16-12-1974). Section 8 - Provision respecting discipline of master of merchant vessel under convoy (1) Every master or other person for the time being in command of any merchant or other vessel comprised in a convoy under the command of an officer of the Indian Navy shall obey, in all matters relating to the navigation or security of the convoy, any directions which may be given by such officer, and shall take such precautions for avoiding the enemy as may be required by any such directions. (2) If any such directions are not obeyed, any such officer or any person acting under his orders may compel obedience by force of arms without being liable for any injury or loss of life or any danger to or loss of property resulting therefrom,

Navy Act, 1957 Complete Act

Title: Navy Act, 1957

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....the Judge Advocate-General of the Navy Section129 - Right of accused to copy of proceedings and sentence Section130 - Application of the Evidence Act Section131 - Accused competent witness for defence Section132 - Judicial notice Section133 - Presumption as to certain documents Section134 - Summoning of witnesses Section135 - Commissions for examination of witnesses Section136 - Examination of witnesses on commission Section137 - Power to summon and examine material witnesses Section138 - Power of court to pay compensation out of fine Section139 - Summary punishment for contempt of court by person subject to naval law Section140 - Summary punishment for contempt of court by person not subject to naval law Section141 - Powers of court-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to naval law Section142 - Powers of courts martial and disciplinary courts in relation to proceedings under this Act Section143 - Accused found insane during trial Section144 - Lunacy of the accused at the time of offence Section145 - Disposal of property pending trial Section146 - Disposal of property regarding which offence is committed Chapter XIV Section147 -.....

Geneva Convention Act 1960 Schedule IV

Title: Fourth Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....appropriate cases, a reasonable time limit, and after such warning has remained unheeded. (IV. Discontinuance of protection of hospitals) The fact that sick or wounded members of the armed forces are nursed in these hospitals, or the presence of small arms and ammunition taken from such combatants which have not yet been handed to the proper service, shall not be considered to be acts harmful to the enemy. Article 20 Persons regularly and solely engaged in the operation and administration of civilian hospitals, including the personnel engaged in the search for, removal and transporting of and caring for wounded and sick civilians, the infirm and maternity cases shall be respected and protected. (V. Hospital staff) In occupied territory and in zones of military operations, the above personnel shall be recognisable by means of an identity card certifying their status, bearing the photograph of the holder and embossed with the stamp of the responsible authority, and also by means of a stamped, water-resistant armlet which they shall wear on the left arm while carrying out their duties. This armlet shall be issued by the State and shall bear the emblem provided for in.....

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....power to sentence him to death or to imprisonment for a term of two years or more, shall not proceed with the trial until it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that a notice containing the particulars mentioned in the next following sub-section, so far as they are known to the prosecutor, has been served not less than three weeks previously on the protecting power (if there is a protecting power) and, if the accused is a protected prisoner of war, on the accused and the prisoners' representative. (2) The particulars referred to in the foregoing sub-section are - (a) the full name and description of the accused, including the date of his birth and his profession or trade, if any, and, if the accused is protected prisoner of war, his rank and arm, regimental, personal or serial number; (b) his place of detention, internment or residence; (c) the offence with which he is charged- and (d) the Court before which the trial is to take place and the time and place appointed for the trial. (3) For the purposes of this section a document purporting - (a) to be signed on behalf of the protecting power or by the prisoners representative or by the person accused, as the case may.....

The Tamil Nadu Special Security Group Act, 1993 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1993

.....other legal proceeding shall lie against the Group or any member thereof on whom powers have been conferred or duties have been imposed under this Act or any order issued or any rule made thereunder for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done or omitted to be done in pursuance of this Act or any order issued or any rule made thereunder or any order issued under any such rule. 16. Power to make rules. " (1) The Government may make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act, (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the manner in which the Group shall be constituted and the terms and conditions of service of its members under sub-section (2) of section 4: (b) the authorities to be prescribed under section 8, sub-section (1) of section 10 and section 11; (c) the nature of the communication or publication under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 10 ; (d) the purposes, other than political purposes, for which a person subject to this Act shall not participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in.....