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Manoeurses, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 Chapter II

Title: Field Firing and Artillery Practice

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....publication one week as nearly as may be before the commencement of the period or of each period specified in the notification : Provided that the fact of the said beat of drum and affixation shall be verified in writing by one headman and two other literate inhabitants of the locality and provided further that such notice by the beat of drum shall be given seven and two days as nearly as may be before the commencement of such field firing and artillery practice. Section 10 - Powers exercisable for purposes of field firing and artillery practice (1) Where a notification under sub-section (2) of section 9 has been issued, such persons as are included in the forces engaged in field firing or artillery practice may, within the notified area or specified part thereof during the specified period or periods,-- (a) carry out field firing and artillery practice with lethal missiles, and (b) exercise, subject to the provisions of sections 3 and 4, any of the rights conferred by section 3 on forces engaged in military manceuvres : Provided that the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3 shall not debar entry into, or interference with, any place specified in that.....

Manoeurses, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 Section 9

Title: Power of State Government to Authorise Field Firing and Artillery Practice

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....throughout the notified area by publication in some newspaper circulating in and in the language commonly understood in that area and by beat of drum and by affixation in all prominent places of copies of the said notice in the language of the locality and in such other manner as may be prescribed by rules made under section 13 and shall be repeated by like publication one week as nearly as may be before the commencement of the period or of each period specified in the notification : Provided that the fact of the said beat of drum and affixation shall be verified in writing by one headman and two other literate inhabitants of the locality and provided further that such notice by the beat of drum shall be given seven and two days as nearly as may be before the commencement of such field firing and artillery practice.

Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1938

MANOEUVRES, FIELD FIRING AND ARTILLERY PRACTICE ACT, 1938 MANOEUVRES, FIELD FIRING AND ARTILLERY PRACTICE ACT, 1938 5 of 1938 [12th March, 1938] "To maintain the efficiency of the Army it is necessary-in India, as in every other country, to hold manoeuvres and to practice firing in open country from time to time. Manoeuvres take place over large areas and should preferably be held in different localities every year. Firing practice is of two kinds, either with artillery or with rifles or machine-guns. The latter may be sub-divided again into firing at targets on a rifle range and field firing, or practice in the open country under conditions similar to those of war. Manoeuvres, artillery practice and field firing, all involve, some invasion of private rights and a certain amount of damage to private property, because sufficient waste land for these purposes does not exist within reach of cantonments. It follows also that, in the interests of their safety, it may be necessary to exclude the owners of the land from it for short periods during such operations. At present with the co-operation of the civil authorities, local military authorities come to an agreement with.....