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The Air Force Act, 1953

( ACT NO. VI OF 1953 )

Chapter I

PRELIMINARY

Persons subject to this Act
2. The following persons shall be subject to this Act wherever they may be, namely:-
 
 
 
 
(a) 1[officers, master warrant officers and] warrant officers of the Air Force;
 
 
(b) persons enrolled under the 2[* * *] Air Force Act, 1932, before the date notified in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 1 and serving in the Air Force on that date, and persons enrolled under this Act;
 
 
 
 
(c) persons belonging to the Bangladesh Air Force Reserves in the circumstances prescribed by rules made under section 6 of the 3[Army and Air Force Reserves Act, 1950];
 
 
 
 
(d) persons not otherwise subject to Air Force law who on active service, in camp, on the march, or at any frontier post specified by the Government, by notification in this behalf, are employed by, or are in the service of, or are followers of, or accompany any portion of, the Air Force;
 
 
 
 
4[(dd) persons not otherwise subject to Air Force law who are accused of-
 
 
 
 
(i) seducing or attempting to seduce any person subject to this Act from his duty or allegiance to Government, or
 
 
 
 
(ii) having committed, in relation to any work of defence, arsenal, naval, military or air force establishment or station, ship or aircraft or otherwise in relation to the naval, military or air force affairs of Bangladesh, an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.]
 
 
 
 
(e) to such extent and subject to such conditions as the Government may direct, persons subject to the 5[* * *] Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), or the 6[* * *] Navy Ordinance, 1961 (XXXV of 1961), when seconded for service with the Air Force.

  • 1
    The words “officers, master warrant officers and” were substituted for the words “officers and” by section 6(c)(i) of প্রতিরক্ষা কর্মবিভাগ (কতিপয় আইন সংশোধন) আইন, ২০১৬ (২০১৬ সনের ১৫ নং আইন)।
  • 2
    The word “Indian” was omitted by section 6(c)(ii) of প্রতিরক্ষা কর্মবিভাগ (কতিপয় আইন সংশোধন) আইন, ২০১৬ (২০১৬ সনের ১৫ নং আইন)।
  • 3
    The words, comma and figures “Army and Air Force Reserves Act, 1950” were substituted for the words brackets, comma and figures “Pakistan (Army and Air Force) Reserves Act, 1950” by section 6(c)(iii) of প্রতিরক্ষা কর্মবিভাগ (কতিপয় আইন সংশোধন) আইন, ২০১৬ (২০১৬ সনের ১৫ নং আইন)।
  • 4
    Clause (dd) was inserted by section 3 of the Defence Services Laws Amendment Ordinance, 1967 (Ordinance No. III of 1967)
  • 5
    The word “Pakistan” was omitted by section 6(c)(iv) of প্রতিরক্ষা কর্মবিভাগ (কতিপয় আইন সংশোধন) আইন, ২০১৬ (২০১৬ সনের ১৫ নং আইন)।
  • 6
    The word “Pakistan” was omitted by section 6(c)(iv) of প্রতিরক্ষা কর্মবিভাগ (কতিপয় আইন সংশোধন) আইন, ২০১৬ (২০১৬ সনের ১৫ নং আইন)।
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