Act 28 of 1972

The National Service Act, 1972

An Act to provide for the registration of qualified persons and for the rendering of national service by such persons and for matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  • Department of Youth Affairs
  • Enacted 1972-06-09
  • 38 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Liability of persons to be called up for national service.Read
4 Voluntary service in lieu of national service.Read
5 Liability to complete interrupted service.Read
6 Power of Central Government to direct a person to render service with the Armed Forces of Union or other national service. Read
7 Discipline.Read
8 Power of Central Government to require any employer to release qualified persons.Read
9 Transfer.Read
10 Persons not to leave national service or be discharged therefrom unless permitted by Central Government. Read
11 Persons required to register.Read
12 Registration.Read
13 Notice of likelihood of calling up for national service.Read
14 Enlistment for national service.Read
15 Salary, wages, etc., and travelling allowances to be paid to persons enlisted for national service.Read
16 Training.Read
17 Discharge.Read
18 National Service (Hardship) Committee.Read
19 Application for postponement on grounds of hardship.Read
20 Appeal from decision of the National Service (Hardship) Committee.Read
21 Revocation of postponement certificate.Read
22 Suspension of right to postponement of liability to be called up for national service.Read
23 Reinstatement.Read
24 Preservation of certain rights of qualified persons required to render national service.Read
25 False statement and forgery.Read
26 General provision as to offences.Read
27 Offences by companies.Read
28 Information to be furnished by Universities, etc.Read
29 Information to be furnished by District Magistrate.Read
30 Priority of debts.Read
31 Summary trial of offences.Read
32 Jurisdiction to try offences.Read
33 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
34 Removal of difficulties.Read
35 Powers to delegate.Read
36 Power to make rules.Read
37 Power to make regulations.Read
38 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.Read
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