The Amending (Army) Act, 1909, 5 of 1909 (Rep., Act 6 of 1923)

Section 1869. | After section 7 insert the follow

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

1869. | After section 7 insert the follow- ing:— "7-A. (I) The Commanding Power of Commanding Officer of a Volunteer Corps may strive off the rolls any volunteer, not being an officer of the Corps under his command, who has been absent without leave for not less than six months, or has quitted the Corps otherwise than in accordance with section 13, or has been classed as non-efficient for two consecutive years. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1909.] Amending (Army). 87 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year. | No. | Short title. | Amendments. | Acts of the Governor General in Council—contd. | 1869 | XX—contd. | | (2) Every volunteer so struck off the rolls[shall be deemed to have been removed from the Corps." | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | In section 15, insert the words "removal or" before the words "dismissal therefrom". | | 1877 | XI | The Military Lunatics Act, 1877. | For section 3 substitute the following:— | | | | | "3. Whenever a European officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, soldier or other person subject to the provisions of the Army Act has been declared a lunatic in accordance with the provisions of the military regulations in force for the time being, and it appears to any administrative medical officer that it is inexpedient that he should be removed to England or that he should be detained in military custody until he can be conveniently sent to England, such administrative medical officer may, if he thinks fit, make an order under his hand for the reception of the said lunatic into any lunatic asylum which has been duly authorized for the purpose by the Governor General in Council: and the officer in charge of such asylum shall receive the lunatic into the asylum, and detain him therein until he is discharged therefrom, in accordance with the military regulations in force for the time being or until such administrative medical officer applies for his transfer to the military authorities in view to his removal to England." | 88 Amending (Army). [ACT V | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year. | No. | Short title. | Amendments. | Acts of the Governor General in Council—contd. | 1877 | XI— contd. | | In section 7, for the words "general officer commanding the district or force" substitute the words "general or other officer commanding the division, district, brigade or force," and omit the word "other" before the word "officer authorized". | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1889 | XIII | The Cantonments Act, 1889. | In section 13, for the words "European soldier, or to or for the use of any European or Eurasian being a follower or a soldier's wife" substitute the words "soldier, or follower, or soldier's wife". In section 15, sub-section (I), after the words "police-officer" insert the words "or excise-officer". | | 1902 | II | The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1902. | In section 2, sub-section (I),— for clauses (b) and (c) substitute the following:— "(b) 'Division' means one of the Divisions into which the Army in India is, for the time being, divided, and includes the Bannu, Dersjat and Kohat Independent Brigades ; (c) 'Officer Commanding the Division' means the Officer Commanding a Division, and includes the Officers Commanding the Bannu, Dersjat and Kohat Brigades"; in clause (e), for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | 1909.] Amending (Army). 89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year. | No. | Short title. | Amendments. | Acts of the Governor General in Council—contd. | 1902 | II—contd. | | In section 10, sub-section (I), for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | In section 11, clause (d), for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | | | | | In section 15, sub-section (I), for the word "District" substitute the word "Division". | | | | | In section 35, sub-section (I), for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | | | | | In section 36, sub-sections (2) and (5), for the words "General Officer of the Command", wherever they occur, substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | | | | | In section 37, for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "Officer Commanding the Division". | | | | | In section 39, sub-sections (2), (3) and (d), for the word "District" substitute the word "Division". | | 1903 | VII | The Indian Works of Defence Act, 1903. | In section 2, for clauses (c) and (d) substitute the following:— "(c) the 'expression 'Division' means one of the Divisions into which the Army in India is, for the time being, divided, and includes the Bannu, Derajat and Kohat Independent Brigades: | 90 Amending (Army). [ACT V THE SCHEDULE—concld. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year | No. | Short title, | Amendments. | Acts of the Governor General in Council—concld. | 1903 | VII— contd. | (d) the expression 'General Officer Commanding the Division' means the General Officer Commanding a Division, and includes the General Officers Commanding the Bannu, Derajat and Kohat Brigades." | | --- | --- | --- | | | | In section 7— | | | | (1) in clause (a), sub-clauses (i) and (iv), and clause (b), sub-clauses (i) and (ii), for the words "General Officer of the Command" substitute the words "General Officer Commanding the Division". | | | | (2) in clause (a), sub-clause (ii), and clause (b), sub-clause (i), for the word "District" substitute the words "Division, District or Brigade". |

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