Act Number: 55

Act Name: The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007

Year: 2007

Enactment Date: 2007-12-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the adjudication or trial by Armed Forces Tribunal of disputes and complaints with respect to commission, appointments, enrolment and conditions of service in respect of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950, the Navy Act, 1957 and the Air Force Act 1950 and also to provide for appeals arising out of orders, findings or sentences of court martial held under the said Acts and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Defence

Section 8: Term of office.
    The Chairperson or a Member shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment:
     Provided that no Chairperson shall hold office as such after he has attained,--
         (a) in case he has been a Judge of the Supreme Court, the age of seventy years; and
         (b) in case he has been the Chief Justice of a High Court, the age of sixty-five years:
     Provided further that no other Member shall hold office as such Member after he has attained the age of sixty-five years.
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