Section 6
Representative powers of commanding officer or Committee.
The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950
About this Act
An Act to provide for the disposal of the private property of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950 or the Air Force Act, 1950 , who die or desert or are ascertained to be of unsound mind or while on active service are officially reported to be missing.
For the purpose of the exercise
of his or its duties under section 3 or section 4, the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may
be, shall, to the exclusion of all other persons and authorities whomsoever or whatsoever, have the same
rights and powers as if he or it had taken out representation to the estate of the deceased, and any receipt
given by the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, shall have effect accordingly.