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The Army Act, 1950

Provost-marshals

In force From 22 Jul 1950 Act 46 of 1950 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 46 of 1950 Ministry Defence Enacted 20 May 1950 In force 22 Jul 1950 Cited by 1 provision

Section 107 of the Army Act, 1950 deals with provost-marshals. Provost-marshals may be appointed by [the Chief of the Army Staff] or by any prescribed officer. The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.

(1) Provost-marshals may be appointed by 1[the Chief of the Army Staff] or by any prescribed officer.

(2) The duties of a provost-marshal are to take charge of persons confined for any offence, to preserve good order and discipline, and to prevent breaches of the same by persons serving in, or attached to, the regular Army.

(3) A provost-marshal may act any time arrest and detain for trial any person subject to this Act who commits, or is charged with, an offence, and may also carry into effect any punishment to be inflicted in pursuance of the sentence awarded by a court-martial, or by an officer exercising authority under section 80 but shall not inflict any punishment on his own authority:

Provided that no officer shall be so arrested or detained otherwise than on the order of another officer.

(4) For the purposes of sub-sections (2) and (3), a provost-marshal shall be deemed to include a provost-marshal appointed under any law for the time being in force relating to the Government of the Navy or Air Force, and any person legally exercising authority under him or on his behalf.

Section 107, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 80 Punishment of persons other than officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 3 Definitions

Questions about Section 107

What does Section 107 of the Army Act deal with?

Section 107 of the Army Act is headed "Provost-marshals". Provost-marshals may be appointed by [the Chief of the Army Staff] or by any prescribed officer.

How do I find court cases under Section 107 of the Army Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Army Act 1950 107, section 107 Army Act 1950, section 107 of the Army Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 107 of the Army Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 80 (Punishment of persons other than officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 107 of the Army Act come into force?

Section 107 of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 107, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 20 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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