Persons subject to this Act
Section 2 of the Army Act, 1950 deals with persons subject to this Act. The following persons shall be subject to this Act wherever they may be, namely:-- (a) officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers of the regular Army; The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
(1) The following persons shall be subject to this Act wherever they may be, namely:--
(a) officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers of the regular Army;
(b) persons enrolled under this Act;
(c) persons belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces;
(d) persons belonging to the Indian Supplementary Reserve Forces when called out for service or when carrying out the annual test;
(e) officers of the Territorial Army, when doing duty as such officers, and enrolled persons of the said Army when called out or embodied or attached to any regular forces, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be made in the application of this Act to such persons under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Territorial Army Act, 1948 (56 of 1948).
(f) persons holding commissions in the Army in India Reserve of Officers, when ordered on any duty or service for which they are liable as members of such reserve forces;
(g) officers appointed to the Indian Regular Reserve of Officers, when ordered on any duty or service for which they are liable as members of such reserve forces;
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(i) persons not otherwise subject to military law who, on active service, in camp, on the march or at any frontier post specified by the Central Government by notification in this behalf, are employed by, or are in the service of, or are followers of, or accompany any portion of, the regular Army.
(2) Every person subject to this Act under clauses (a) to 2[(g)] of sub-section (1) shall remain so subject until duly retired, discharged, released, removed, dismissed or cashiered from the service.
Section 2, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).
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Questions about Section 2
What does Section 2 of the Army Act deal with?
Section 2 of the Army Act is headed "Persons subject to this Act". The following persons shall be subject to this Act wherever they may be, namely:-- (a) officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers of the regular Army;
How do I find court cases under Section 2 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 2, section 2 Army Act 1950, section 2 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 2 of the Army Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Territorial Army Act 9 (Application of the Army Act, 1950), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 2 of the Army Act come into force?
Section 2 of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 2, 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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