Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act,1947
Act No : 15
Section :
Emergency duties of Armed Forces.
2. Emergency duties of Armed Forces. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any specified service 4[in a State] to be a service of vital importance to the community: Provided that such notification shall remain in force for one month in the first instance, but may be extended, from time to time, by a like notification. (2) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and until it is rescinded, it shall be the duty of every person subject to 5[the Army Act, 1950, (46 of 1950.) or the Air Force Act, 1950], (45 of 1950.) or 6* * * * 7[the Navy Act, 1957], (62 of 1957.) to obey any command given by any superior officer in relation to employment upon or in connection with the service specified in the declaration; and every such command shall be deemed to be ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The Act was extended to the new Provinces and merged States by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949), s. 3 and Sch. and to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Part C States (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), s. 3. This Act has been extended to- Goa. Daman and Diu with modifications by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch. and comes into force in Pondicherry vide Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-10-1963), and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-7-1965). Lakshadweep vide Reg 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-10-1967). 2 The words "of the Crown" were omitted by the A. O. 1950. 3 The brackets and figure "(1)" and sub-section (2) rep. by Act 4 of 1948, s. 2. 4 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "in a Part A State or a Part C ". State or, if so requested by the Government of a Part B State, any specified service in that State. 5 Subs ibid., for "the Indian Army Act, 1911, or the Indian Air Force Act, 1932". 6 The words "the Naval Discipline Act, in the form in which it is set forth in the First Schedule to" rep. by the A. O. 1950. 7 Subs. by Act 58 of 1960. s. 3 and Sch. II. for "the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 a lawful command within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Acts.
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