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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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Property of deceased persons and deserters other than officers.
4 Property of officers who die or desert.
5 Decision of questions as to regimental and other debts in camp or quarters.
6 Representative powers of commanding officer or Committee.
7 Power of Central Government to hand over estate or deceased person to the Administrator General.
8 Disposal of surplus by prescribed persons.
9 Disposal of effects, not money.
10 Disposal of certain property without production of probate, etc.
11 Discharge of commanding officer, Committee, prescribed person and the Central Government.
12 Property in the hands of commanding officer, Committee or prescribed person not to be assets where commanding officer, Committee or prescribed person is stationed.
13 Saving of rights of representative.
14 Application of sections 3 to 13 to persons of unsound mind or to persons reported missing on active service.
15 Appointment of standing Committee of Adjustment in certain cases.
16 Power to make rules.
17Repealed.
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