Mode of attestation
Section 17 of the Army Act, 1950 deals with mode of attestation. When a person who is to be attested is reported fit for duty, or has completed the prescribed period of probation, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to him in the prescribed form by his commanding officer in front of his corps or such portion thereof or such members of his department as m The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
(1) When a person who is to be attested is reported fit for duty, or has completed the prescribed period of probation, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to him in the prescribed form by his commanding officer in front of his corps or such portion thereof or such members of his department as may be present, or by any other prescribed person.
(2) The form of oath or affirmation prescribed under this section shall contain a promise that the person to be attested will bear true allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and that he will serve in the regular Army and go wherever he is ordered by land, sea or air, and that he will obey all commands of any officer set over him, even to the peril of his life.
(3) The fact of an enrolled person having taken the oath or affirmation directed by this section to be taken shall be entered on his enrolment paper, and authenticated by the signature of the officer administering the oath or affirmation.
Section 17, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 17
What does Section 17 of the Army Act deal with?
Section 17 of the Army Act is headed "Mode of attestation". When a person who is to be attested is reported fit for duty, or has completed the prescribed period of probation, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to him in the prescribed form by his commanding officer in front of his corps or such portion thereof or such members of his department as m
How do I find court cases under Section 17 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 17, section 17 Army Act 1950, section 17 of the Army Act. People searching for it also type army act no 17 of 1949. 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 17 of the Army Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Army Rules,1954 (1954).
When did Section 17 of the Army Act come into force?
Section 17 of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 17, 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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