The Armed Forces (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 1950

·-- . ..,.,,.. ---.. -.~ .. -~.-- • ~ .. lo. • ~ ; • • ' ..... , ...... : . ~ . . . ' ~ .!' . . . . ' . • •· .' .... I' '. ' . :· ( ,. ,.·! '" ,., ~ ' - (Published in • the Gazette of lnd~a Extraordinary, 23rd January, 1950.) . ' , dated t1ie ·• . • • • ,. i ,, ~- An Ordinance to make certain additional provisions respecting the Armed Forces for ensuriwr the proper discharge of their duties and for the ... ' .~:. ~ ... •. ' ,. . ... maintenance of discil)line amoll&' them. . ~: ' ,.. ..-. ~ . . ' ' ....... :: ,. HEREAS· an emergency has arisen which renders it 'necessary to ;::_ make certain additional provisions respecting the Armed Forces for- :. ensurin-2 the proper discharge of their duties and for the maintenance of -;··_ ·. · discipline amona them: ' :: • • · Now. THEREFORE. in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of :'~ the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5. c. 2), the Governor--General i • • . is pleased to make and promulgate the followina; Ordinance : - • · ~ 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Ordinance may be called ~;-"f~ the Armed Forces. {Miscel1aneous Provisions) Ordinance, 1950. _ 18 . (2) It shall. come into force at once. . ~ > • :'·.r •. ·. '· • • ' . ! ••.•• ,~.-.... .. .. . . : ' .. 2. Definition.-In this Ordinance, the expression ''Armed Forces'' means .. the military .. naval or air forces of the Dominion. . , • > • •)...:; ::- .. ~· 3. lnelia:ibility of. females for employment in certain branches of the • • ~'.~., · Armed Forces.-(1) No female shall pe eligible for employment in the \' . Armed Forces, except in such corps, department, branch or other body i; . formin.e; part· of, or attached to any portion of, the Armed Forces as the- _-. , · · Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify in , : • this behalf. •• . . .. - . . ~:· : . ·· ., . (2) Nothiniz contained in sub.-section (1) shall affect the provisions of :: . . • anY law for the . time beirig in force providing for the ·raising and main- :, . , ___ tenance of any service auxiliary to the Armed Forces or any branch ' , thereof in which females are eligible for employment. - . , . . . 4. Power to replate certain matters relating. to the Armed Forces by • • • . • rules.-Subiect to the provisions of any law for the time being in force- .•: relatina to the Armed Forces or t~ lny branch thereof, the Central Gov- • ::, . . ernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules- . - ' , . • . (a) restricting the right of any ,pers9n belonging to the A~med . ·- . Forces or any branch thereof to be a member of, or to be associated _-,•: · ,1. trade or labour unions, or any society, 1nst1tut1on or assoc1at1on. or . _ amr class of societies institutions or associations; • ' . ' . ' • .. . . • . . , . ~ . ~" . ~ .. ~ ' ..... :. tf • . ' -~ •• _ 1 (b) restricting the right of any person belonging to the ~rmed : , -~ Forces · or any branch thereof to attend or address any meeting, or to take part in any demonstration, organised by any, body of persons . for any political or other purposes; , ' • • • • ( c) restricting the· right of any person beJonging t9 the Armed .Forces or any branch thereof to communicate with the press or. to publish, or cause to -be published, any book, , letter .or other docu .. ment; , • ' •• .' J • • • , .. I ... • . • • • ' . . .. , . • • .. . .. • • • .. . . ; , I , ... . . ... 4, .. ' , • ! ----------...,- -- - • •. • .' -<' ,. ' .- . ·, , ' . • 1 .. • •. ·:··.. . Armed Forces (Miscellaneous Provisions) [ORD. VIII OF 1950 , ,, any per~on bel?nging to the_ Arm~d Fo_r?es or any branch ther lch, • may be taken into and detained 1n m1l1tary, naval or air fo;0~ .. . •, . - , . • • custody, as the case may be, pending the trial by any compete ce military, naval or air force authority for any offence committed ~t him under any law for the time being in force; Y (e) 'prescribing the procedure to ~e observed at the trial of offences committed. by persons belonging to the Armed Forces by any competent military, naval or air force authority; (f) regulating the appearance of legal practitioners -at any trial held by any such authority as is referred to in clause (e). . . 5. Continuat~on ~f existing_ rules, _regulation~, etc.-All rules, reguia.. • .. Armed Forces or any branch thereof made or issued before the commenc • . .· ·ment of this Ordinance by or under the authority of the Central Govern. ment or of any of the Commanders-in-Chief of the Army, Navy or Air Force, as the case may be, or .by any other competent authority shall _ . -~ so far as the:y relate to any of the matters dealt. with i!1 this Ordinance; • ·. .. iJiave effect .as 1£ they were rules made under this Ordinance . - .. . . . . . ' • . • .. . - . . . • . . • - ' -· . ' • • ' . . . . . - ' . . • " , . ., _,. . , - • - • ' . • .. ' • • -. . . • . . - ' , • .. . . , . •. ' • - •• - .. . . ( .. ' . . . . . . . • . , • . . • J - I • ' . . . ,. • . . . . . . ' • . . ... ' .• - . • • ' . t . . '• - • • , , •, ·, . " . · - ~ • . •· ~JP'l)-S1 -·1D67~ifl-aw -22·9·50-2,000 • • • . . I .. • II •. - . . . . , , - .. , . . . _C.· RAJAG:OPALACHARI, .. , . · . . - ' , . . , - • Governor-General. . ._ . ' . . , - . . . . . , , . . • , • • • . . . . ,, • , .. ·' • ' ... . . . . 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