The Air Force Act, 1950

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. XVI — TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
3. 1The Indian Air Force Act, 1932, is in large part modelled on the Indian Army Act, 1911, and departs
4. 2The opportunity afforded by a simultaneous revision of both Acts has been used to examine and, as fa
5. 3A separate Bill is intended to take the place of sections 126 to 128L of the existing Act in regard
6. I — PRELIMINARY
7. 4Definitions
8. II — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ACT IN CERTAIN CASES
9. 5Application of Act to certain forces under the Central Government
10. 6Special provision as to rank in certain cases
11. 7Commanding officer of person subject to air force law under clause (d) of section 2
12. 8Officer exercising powers in certain cases
13. 9Power to declare persons to be on active service
14. III — COMMISSION, APPOINTMENT AND ENROLMENT
15. 10Commission and appointment
16. 11Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment
17. 12Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment
18. 13Procedure before enrolling officer
19. 14Mode of enrolment
20. 15Validity of enrolment
21. 16Persons to be attested
22. 17Mode of attestation
23. IV — CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
24. 18Tenure of service under the Act
25. 19Termination of service by Central Government
26. 20Dismissal, removal or reduction by[1] [Chief of the Air Staff] and other officers
27. 21Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act
28. 22Retirement, release or discharge
29. 23Certificate on termination of service
30. 24Discharge or dismissal when out of India
31. V — SERVICE PRIVILEGES
32. 25Authorised deductions only to be made from pay
33. 26Remedy of aggrieved airmen
34. 27Remedy of aggrieved officers
35. 28Immunity from attachment
36. 29Immunity from arrest for debt
37. 30Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest
38. 31Privileges of reservists
39. 32Priority in respect of Air Force personnel's litigation
40. 33Saving of rights and privileges under other laws
41. VI — OFFENCES
42. 34Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
43. 35Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
44. 36Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times
45. 37Mutiny
46. 38Desertion and aiding desertion
47. 39Absence without leave
48. 40Striking or threatening superior officer
49. 41Disobedience to superior officer
50. 42Insubordination and obstruction
51. 43Fraudulent enrolment
52. 44False answers on enrolment
53. 45Unbecoming conduct
54. 46Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
55. 47Ill-treating a subordinate
56. 48Intoxication
57. 49Permitting escape of person in custody
58. 50Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
59. 51Escape from custody
60. 52Offences to respect of property
61. 53Extortion and corruption
62. 54Making away with equipment
63. 55Injury to property
64. 56False accusation
65. 57Falsifying official documents and false declaration
66. 58Signing in blank and failure to report
67. 59Offences relating to courts-martial
68. 60False evidence
69. 61Unlawful detention of pay
70. 62Offences in relation to aircraft and flying
71. 63Other offences relating to aircraft and flying
72. 64Disobedience of lawful command of captain of aircraft
73. 65Violation of good order and air force discipline
74. 66Miscellaneous offences
75. 67Attempt
76. 68Abetment of offences that have been committed
77. 69Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
78. 70Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
79. 71Civil offences
80. 72Civil offences not triable by court-martial
81. VII — PUNISHMENTS
82. 73Punishments awardable by courts-martial
83. 74Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial
84. 75Combination of punishments
85. 76Cashiering of officers
86. 77Field punishment
87. 78Position of field punishment in scale of punishments
88. 79Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
89. 80Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service
90. 81Punishments otherwise than by court-martial
91. 82Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers
92. 83Requirement of sanction in certain cases
93. 84Limit of punishments under section 82
94. 85Punishments in addition to those specified In section 82
95. 86Punishment of officers and warrant officers
96. 87Transmission of proceedings
97. 88Review of proceedings
98. 89Superior air force authority
99. 90Collective fines
100. VIII — PENAL DEDUCTIONS
101. 91Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
102. 92Deductions from pay and allowances of airmen
103. 93Computation of time of absence of custody
104. 94Pay and allowances during trial
105. 95Limit of certain deductions
106. 96Deduction from public money due to a person
107. 97Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
108. 98Remission of deductions
109. 99Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
110. 100Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances
111. 101Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
112. IX — ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
113. 102Custody of offenders
114. 103Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention
115. 104Interval between committal and court-martial
116. 105Arrest by civil authorities
117. 106Capture of deserters
118. 107Inquiry into absence without leave
119. 108Provost-marshals
120. X — COURTS-MARTIAL
121. 109Different kinds of courts-martial
122. 110Power to convene a general court-martial
123. 111Power to convene a district court-martial
124. 112Contents of warrants issued under sections 110 and 111
125. 113Power to convene a summary general court-martial
126. 114Composition of general court-martial
127. 115Composition of district court-martial
128. 116Composition of summary general court-martial
129. 117Dissolution of court-martial
130. 118Powers of general and summary general courts-martial
131. 119Powers of district court-martial
132. 120Prohibition of second trial
133. 121Period of limitation for trial
134. 122Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act
135. 123Place of trial
136. 124Choice between criminal court and court-martial
137. 125Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
138. 126Successive trials by a criminal court and a court-martial
139. XI — PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MATRIAL
140. 127Presiding Officer
141. 128Judge Advocate
142. 129Challenges
143. 130Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness
144. 131Voting by members
145. 132General rule as to evidence
146. 133Judicial notice
147. 134Summoning witnesses
148. 135Documents exempted from production
149. 136Commissions for examination of witnesses
150. 137Examination of a witness on commission
151. 138Conviction of offence not charged
152. 139Presumption as to signature
153. 140Enrolment paper
154. 141Presumption as to certain documents
155. 142Reference by accused to Government officer
156. 143Evidence of previous convictions and general character
157. 144Lunacy of accused
158. 145Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
159. 146Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 145
160. 147Release of lunatic accused
161. 148Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
162. 149Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
163. 150Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
164. 151Powers of court-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to this Act
165. XII — CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
166. 152Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
167. 153Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial
168. 154Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial
169. 155Limitation of powers of confirming authority
170. 156Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general courts-martial
171. 157Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
172. 158Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
173. 159Revision of finding or sentence
174. 160Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
175. 161Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
176. 162Annulment of proceedings
177. XIII — EXECUTION OF SENTENCES
178. 163Form of sentence of death
179. 164Commencement of sentence of transportation or imprisonment
180. 165Execution of sentence of transportation
181. 166Execution of sentence of imprisonment
182. 167Temporary custody of offender
183. 168Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
184. 169Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
185. 170Execution of sentence of detention
186. 171Communication of certain orders to prison officers
187. 172Execution of sentence of fine
188. 173Establishment and regulation of air force prisons
189. 174Informality or error in the order or warrants
190. 175Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners
191. 176Restriction of rule-making power in respect to corporal punishment
192. XIV — PARDONS, REMISSIONS AND SUSPENSIONS
193. 177Pardon and remission
194. 178Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
195. 179Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
196. 180Suspension of sentence of transportation, imprisonment or detention
197. 181Orders pending suspension
198. 182Release on suspension
199. 183Computation of period of suspension
200. 184Order after suspension
201. 185Reconsideration of case after suspension
202. 186Fresh sentence after suspension
203. 187Scope of power of suspension
204. 188Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
205. XV — RULES
206. 189Power to make rules
207. 190Power to make regulations
208. 191Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette
209. XVI — TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
210. 193Definition of "British officer"
211. 194Powers of British officer