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The National Service Act, 1972

38 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2The Bill seeks to restrict the period for which persons may be called up for rendering national serv
  5. 3The Bill also provides for payment to persons called up for rendering national service of remunerati
  6. 4The Bill seeks to give effect to the purposes mentioned above
  7. II — LIABILITY OF PERSONS TO RENDER NATIONAL SERVICE
  8. 5Liability to complete interrupted service
  9. 6Power of Central Government to direct a person to render service with the Armed Forces of Union or other national service
  10. 7Discipline
  11. 8Power of Central Government to require any employer to release qualified persons
  12. 9Transfer
  13. 10Persons not to leave national service or be discharged therefrom unless permitted by Central Government
  14. III — REGISTRATION AND ENLISTMENT FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
  15. 11Persons required to register
  16. 12Registration
  17. 13Notice of likelihood of calling up for national service
  18. 14Enlistment for national service
  19. 15Salary, wages, etc., and travelling allowances to be paid to persons enlisted for national service
  20. 16Training
  21. 17Discharge
  22. IV — POSTPONEMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE
  23. 18National Service (Hardship) Committee
  24. 19Application for postponement on grounds of hardship
  25. 20Appeal from decision of the National Service (Hardship) Committee
  26. 21Revocation of postponement certificate
  27. 22Suspension of right to postponement of liability to be called up for national service
  28. V — REINSTATEMENT OF QUALIFIED PERSONS CALLED UP FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
  29. 23Reinstatement
  30. 24Preservation of certain rights of qualified persons required to render national service
  31. VI — OTHER OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  32. 25False statement and forgery
  33. 26General provision as to offences
  34. 27Offences by companies
  35. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  36. 28Information to be furnished by Universities, etc
  37. 29Information to be furnished by District Magistrate
  38. 30Priority of debts
  39. 31Summary trial of offences
  40. 32Jurisdiction to try offences
  41. 33Protection of action taken in good faith
  42. 34Removal of difficulties
  43. 35Powers to delegate
  44. 36Power to make rules
  45. 37Power to make regulations
  46. 38Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament