Act Number: 40

Act Name: The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950

Year: 1950

Enactment Date: 1950-04-28

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Military Affairs

Section 11: Discharge of commanding officer, Committee, prescribed person and the Central Government.
    Any payment or application of money or application, delivery, sale or other disposition of any property made, or purported to be made, by the commanding officer, the Committee or the prescribed person in good faith in pursuance of section 3, section 4, section 8, section 9 or section 10 shall be valid and shall be a full discharge to the commanding officer, the Committee or the prescribed person, as the case may be, and to the Central Government from all further liability in respect of that money of property; but nothing herein contained shall affect the right of any executor or administrator or other representative, or of any creditor of the deceased against any person to whom such payment or delivery has been made.
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