Amendment of Act VI of 1953
6. In the
Air Force Act, 1953 (VI of 1953),-
(a) throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
(i) for the word “Pakistan” the word “Bangladesh” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words “Central Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted;
(iii) for the words “Pakistan Penal Code” the words “Penal Code” shall be substituted; and
(iv) for the word “rupees” the word “Taka” shall be substituted;
(b) in section 1, in sub-section (1), the word “Pakistan” shall be omitted;
(c) in section 2,-
(i) in clause (a), for the words “officers and” the words and comma “officers, master warrant officers and” shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (b), the word “Indian” shall be omitted;
(iii) in clause (c), for the words, brackets, comma and figures “Pakistan (Army and Air Force) Reserves Act, 1950” the words, comma and figures “
Army and Air Force Reserves Act, 1950” shall be substituted; and
(iv) in clause (e), the word “Pakistan” twice occurring shall be omitted;
(d) in section 4,-
(i) in clause (iv), for the words “Warrant officer” the words and comma “master warrant officers, warrant officers” shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (viii), for the words “or a warrant officer” the words “or a master warrant officer or a warrant officer” shall be substituted;
(iii) clause (xix) shall be omitted;
(iv) after clause (xx), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(xxa) “master warrant officer” means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as a master warrant officer of the Air Force and includes and acting master warrant officer, and a master warrant officer of the Bangladesh Air Force Volunteer Reserve who is for the time being subject to this Act;”;
(v) in clauses (xxiv) and (xxix), for the words “warrant officer” the words and comma “master warrant officer, warrant officer” shall be substituted; and
(vi) in clause (xxx), for the words “warrant officers” the words and comma “master warrant officers, warrant officers” shall be substituted;
(e) in section 6,-
(i) after the word and comma “officers,” the words and comma “master warrant officers,” shall be inserted; and
(ii) in sub-section (2), for the word “inferior” the word “lower” shall be substituted;
(f) in section 7, in sub-section (2), for the word “inferior” the word “lower” shall be substituted;
(g) in section 11, for the words “warrant officer” the words “master warrant officer or a warrant officer” shall be substituted;
(h) for section 12, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“12. Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment.- No person who is not a citizen of Bangladesh shall, except with the consent of the Government signified in writing, be granted a Commission or junior commission or be enrolled in the Air Force.”;
(i) in section 26,-
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words, “Warrant officer”, the words “Master warrant officer or warrant officer” shall be substituted; and
(ii) in sub-section (2), after the word “aggrieved” the words “master warrant officer or” shall be inserted;
(j) in section 45, after the words “Any officer or” the words “master warrant officer or” shall be inserted;
(k) in sections 47 and 61, after the words and comma “Any officer,” the words and comma “master warrant officer,” shall be inserted;
(l) in section 73, in clauses (g) and (i), after the word and comma “officers,” the words and comma “master warrant officers,” shall be inserted;
(m) in section 76, after the words “officer or a” the words “master warrant officer or a” shall be inserted;
(n) in section 82, for the words “warrant officer” the words “master warrant officer or warrant officer” shall be substituted;
(o) in section 107, in sub-section (4), the word “Pakistan” twice occurring shall be omitted;
(p) in section 118, for the words “warrant officer” the words “master warrant officer or warrant officer” shall be substituted;
(q) in section 134, for the words “High Court” twice occurring the words “High Court Division” shall be substituted;
(r) in section 138, for the words “service of the Government” the words “service of the Republic” shall be substituted;
(s) in section 140, in sub-section (2), for the words “warrant officers” the words “master warrant officers or warrant officers” shall be substituted;
(t) in section 141, in sub-section (1), for the words “service of the Government” the words “service of the Republic” shall be substituted;
(u) in section 147, for the words “that Government” the words “the Government” shall be substituted;
(v) in section 189, after the words “officer or” the words “master warrant officer or” shall be inserted;
(w) in section 191, for the words “warrant officer” the words “master warrant officer or warrant officer” shall be substituted;
(x) in section 192, for the words “and warrant officers” the comma and words “,master warrant officers and warrant officers” shall be substituted;
(y) in sections 193, 195, 196, 198, 199 and 200, for the words “warrant officer” wherever occurring, the words “master warrant officer or warrant officer” shall be substituted; and
(z) sections 204, 205 and 206 shall be omitted.
