Act 45 of 1950

The Air Force Act, 1950

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force.

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Department of Military Affairs
  • Enacted 1950-05-18
  • 195 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement. Read
2 Persons subject to this Act. Read
3 Termination of application of the Act. Read
4 Definitions. Read
5 Application of Act to certain forces under the Central Government. Read
6 Special provision as to rank in certain cases. Read
7 Commanding Officer of person subject to Air Force law under clause (d) of section 2. Read
8 Officers exercising powers in certain cases. Read
9 Power to declare persons to be on active service. Read
10 Commission and appointment. Read
11 Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment. Read
12 Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment. Read
13 Procedure before enrolling officer. Read
14 Mode of enrolment. Read
15 Validity of enrolment. Read
16 Persons to be attested. Read
17 Mode of attestation. Read
18 Tenure of service under the Act. Read
19 Termination of service by Central Government. Read
20 Dismissal, removal or reduction by Chief of the Air staff and other officers. Read
21 Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act. Read
22 Retirement, release or discharge. Read
23 Certificate on termination of service. Read
24 Discharge or dismissal when out of India. Read
25 Authorised deductions only to be made from pay. Read
26 Remedy of aggrieved airmen. Read
27 Remedy of aggrieved officers. Read
28 Immunity from attachment. Read
29 Immunity from arrest for debt. Read
30 Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest. Read
31 Privileges of reservists. Read
32 Priority in respect of Air Force personnel's litigation. Read
33 Saving of rights and privileges under other laws. Read
34 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death. Read
35 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death. Read
36 Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times. Read
37 Mutiny. Read
38 Desertion and aiding desertion. Read
39 Absence without leave. Read
40 Striking or threatening superior officer. Read
41 Disobedience to superior officer. Read
42 Insubordination and obstruction. Read
43 Fraudulent enrolment. Read
44 False answers on enrolment. Read
45 Unbecoming conduct Read
46 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.Read
47 III-treating a subordinateRead
48 Intoxication.Read
49 Permitting escape of person in custody.Read
50 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.Read
51 Escape from custody.Read
52 Offences to respect of property.Read
53 Extortion and corruption.Read
54 Making away with equipmentRead
55 Injury to property.Read
56 False accusation.Read
57 Falsifying official documents and false declaration.Read
58 Signing in blank and failure to report.Read
59 Offences relating to courts-martial.Read
60 False evidenceRead
61 Unlawful detention of pay.Read
62 Offences in relation to aircraft and flyingRead
63 Other offences relating to aircraft and flying.Read
64 Disobedience of lawful command of captain of aircraft.Read
65 Violation of good order and air force discipline.Read
66 Miscellaneous offences.Read
67 Attempt.Read
68 Abetment of offences that have been committed.Read
69 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.Read
70 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.Read
71 Civil offencesRead
72 Civil offences not triable by court-martial.Read
73 Punishments awardable by courts-martial.Read
74 Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial.Read
75 Combination of punishments.Read
76 Cashiering of officersRead
77 Field punishment.Read
78 Position of field punishment in scale of punishmentsRead
79 Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officerRead
80 Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service.Read
81 Punishments otherwise than by court-martialRead
82 Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers.Read
83 Requirement of sanction in certain casesRead
84 Limit of punishments under section 82.Read
85 Punishments in addition to those specified in section 82Read
86 Punishment of officers and warrant officers.Read
87 Transmission of proceedings.Read
88 Review of proceedingsRead
89 Superior air force authorityRead
90 Collective fines.Read
91 Deductions from pay and allowances of officers.Read
92 Deductions from pay and allowances of airmenRead
93 Computation of time of absence of custody.Read
94 Pay and allowances daring trial.Read
95 Limit of certain deductions.Read
96 Deduction from public money due to a person. Read
97 Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct.Read
98 Remission of deductions. Read
99 Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions. Read
100 Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances. Read
101 Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of warRead
102 Custody of offendersRead
103 Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention.Read
104 Interval between committal and court-martialRead
105 Arrest by civil authorities.Read
106 Capture of deserters.Read
107 Inquiry into absence without leave.Read
108 Provost-marshals.Read
109 Different kinds of courts-martial. Read
110 Power to convene a general court-martial.Read
111 Power to convene a district court-martial.Read
112 Contents of warrants issued under sections 110 and 111Read
113 Power to convene a summary general court-martial. Read
114 Composition of general court-martial.Read
115 Composition of district court-martial.Read
116 Composition of summary general court-martial.Read
117 Dissolution of court-martial.Read
118 Powers of general and summary general courts-martial.Read
119 Powers of district Court-martial.Read
120 Prohibition of second trial.Read
121 Period of limitation for trial.Read
122 Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act.Read
123 Place of trialRead
124 Choice between criminal court and court-martial.Read
125 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.Read
126 Successive trials by a criminal, court and a court-martial.Read
127 Presiding Officer.Read
128 Judge Advocate.Read
129 ChallengesRead
130 Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness.Read
131 Voting by membersRead
132 General rule as to evidence.Read
133 Judicial notice.Read
134 Summoning witnessesRead
135 Documents exempted from production.Read
136 Commissions for examination of witnesses.Read
137 Examination of a witness on commission.Read
138 Conviction of offence not charged.Read
139 Presumption as to signatures.Read
140 Enrolment paper.Read
141 Presumption as to certain documents.Read
142 Reference by accused to Government officer.Read
143 Evidence of previous convictions and general characterRead
144 Lunacy of accusedRead
145 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.Read
146 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 145.Read
147 Release of lunatic accused.Read
148 Delivery of lunatic accused to relativesRead
149 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trialRead
150 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committedRead
151 Powers of courts-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to this Act.Read
152 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed. Read
153 Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial.Read
154 Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial.Read
155 Limitation of powers of confirming authorityRead
156 Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general courts- martial.Read
157 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences. Read
158 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship. Read
159 Revision of finding or sentence. Read
160 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain casesRead
161 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial.Read
162 Annulment of proceedings.Read
163 Form of sentence of deathRead
164 Commencement of sentence of transportation or imprisonment.Read
165 Execution of sentence of transportation. Read
166 Execution of sentence of imprisonment.Read
167 Temporary custody of offender.Read
168 Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.Read
169 Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.Read
170 Execution of sentence of detention.Read
171 Communication of certain orders to prison officers.Read
172 Execution of sentence of fineRead
173 Establishment and regulation of air force prisons. Read
174 Informality or error in the order or warrants.Read
175 Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners. Read
176 Restriction of rule-making power in respect to corporal punishment. Read
177 Pardon and remission.Read
178 Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.Read
179 Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officerRead
180 Suspension of sentence of transportation, imprisonment or detention.Read
181 Orders pending suspension.Read
182 Release on suspension.Read
183 Computation of period of suspension.Read
184 Order after suspension.Read
185 Reconsideration of case after suspensionRead
186 Fresh sentence after suspension.Read
187 Scope of power of suspensionRead
188 Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal. Read
189 Power to make rules.Read
190 Power to make regulationsRead
191 Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette.Read
191A Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament.Read
192 Repealed. Read
193 Definition of British officer.Read
194 Powers of British officer.Read
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