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Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title and commencement.
2.
Persons subject to this Act.
3.
Termination of application of the Act.
3 A.
Secondment to Army or Navy.
4.
Definitions.
CHAPTER II.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ACT IN CERTAIN CASES
5.
Application of Act to certain forces under the Federal Government.
6.
Special provision as to rank in certain cases.
7.
Commanding officers of persons subject to Air Force law under clause (d) of section 2.
8.
Officers exercising powers in certain cases.
9.
Exercise of powers vested in holder of Air Force office.
10.
Power to declare persons to be on active service.
CHAPTER-III.
COMMISSIONS AND ENROLEMENT
11.
Grant of Commissions.
12.
Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment.
13.
Procedure before enrolling officer.
14.
Mode of enrolment.
15.
Validity of enrolment.
16.
Persons to be attested.
17.
Mode of attestation.
CHAPTER IV.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
18.
Tenure of service under the Act.
19.
Termination of service by Federal Government.
20.
Dismissal, removal or reduction by Commander-in-Chief of the air staff or other officers.
21.
Retirement, release or discharge.
22.
Certificate on termination of service.
23.
Discharge or dismissal when out of pakistan.
24.
Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act.|
25.
Authorised deductions only to be made from pay.
26.
Remedy of aggrieved airmen.
27.
Remedy of aggrieved officers.
28.
Immunity from attachment.
29.
Immunity from arrest or debt.
30.
Immunity of persons attending courts Martial from arrest.
31.
Privileges of reservists.
32.
Priority in respect of Air Force personnel s litigation.
33.
Saving of rights and privileges under other laws.
CHAPTER VI.
OFFENCES
34.
Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
35.
Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
36.
Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times.
37.
Mutiny.
38.
Desertion and aiding desertion.
39.
Absence without leave.
40.
Striking or threatening superior officer.
41.
Disobedience to superior officer.
42.
Insubordination and obstruction.
43.
Fraudulent enrolment.
44.
False answers on enrolment
45..
Unbecoming conduct.
46.
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
47.
Ill-treating a subordinate.
48.
Intoxication.
49.
Permitting escape of person in custody.
50..
Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
51.
Escape from custody.
52.
Offences in respect of property.
53.
Extortion and corruption.
54.
Making away with equipment.
55.
Injury to property.
56.
False accusation.
57.
Falsifying official document and false declaration.
58.
Signing in blank and failure to report.
59.
Offences relating to court-martials.
60.
False evidence.
61.
Unlawful detention of pay.
62.
Offences in relation to aircraft and flying.
63.
Other offences relating to aircraft and flying.
64.
Disobedience of lawful command of captain of aircraft.
65.
Violation of good order and air force discipline.
66.
Miscellaneous offences.
67.
Attempt.
68.
Abetment of offences that have been committed.
69.
Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.
70.
Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
71..
Civil offences.
72.
Civil offences not triable by court-martial.
CHAPTER VII.
PUNISHMENTS
73.
Punishments awardable by courts-martial.
74.
Alternate punishments awardable by courts-martial.
75.
Combination of punishments.
76.
Special provisions regarding sentences.
77.
Field punishment.
78.
Position of field punishment in scale of punishments.
79.
Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer.
80.
Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service.
81.
Punishments otherwise than by court martial.
82.
Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers.
83.
Requirement of sanction in certain cases.
84.
Limit of punishments under section 82.
85.
Punishments in addition to those specified in section 82.
86.
Punishment of officers and warrant officers.
87.
Transmission of proceedings.
88.
Review of proceedings.
89.
Superior air force authority.
CHAPTER VIII.
PENAL DEDUCTIONS
90.
Deductions from pay and allowances of officers.
91.
Deductions from pay and allowances of warrant officers and airmen.
92.
Computation of time of absence or custody.
93.
Pay and allowances during trial.
94.
Limit of certain deductions.
95.
Deduction from public money due to a person.
96.
Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct.
97.
Remission of deductions.
98.
Provision for dependents of prisoner of war where remission is made.
99.
Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances.
100.
Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war.
CHAPTER IX.
ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
101.
Custody of offenders.
102.
Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention.
103.
Interval between committal and trial.
104.
Arrest by civil authorities.
105.
Capture of deserters.
106.
Inquiry into absence without leave.
106 A.
Inquiry in to any other matter.
107.
Provost marshals.
CHAPTER X
COURTS-MARTIAL
108.
Different kinds of courts-martial.
109.
Power to convene a general court-martial.
110.
Power to convene a district court-martial.
111.
Limitations of powers of convening authorities.
112.
Power to convene a field general court-martial.
113.
Composition of general court-martial.
114.
Composition of district court-martial.
115.
Composition of field general court-martial.
116.
Dissolution of court-martial.
117.
Powers of general and field general courts-martial.
118.
Powers of district court-martial.
119.
Prohibition of second trial.
120.
Period of limitation for trial.
121.
Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to the Act.
122.
Place of trial.
123.
Order in case of concurrent jurisdiction of criminal court and court-martial.
124.
Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
125.
[
Trial by court-martial no bar to subsequent trial by criminal court.
] Omitted.
CHAPTER XI.
PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MARTIAL
126.
President.
126 A.
Religion of confirming officer, president, judge advocate and members of general district or field general court-martial.
127.
Judge Advocate.
128.
Challenges.
129.
Oaths of members, judge advocate and witnesses.
130.
Voting by members.
131.
General rule as to evidence.
132.
Judicial notice.
133.
Summoning witnesses.
134.
Documents exempted from production.
135.
Commission for the examination of witnesses.
136.
[
Omitted.
]
137.
Conviction of offence not charged.
138.
Presumption as to signature.
139.
Enrolment paper.
140.
Presumption as to certain document.
141.
Reference by accused to Government officer.
142..
Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
143.
Lunacy of accused.
144.
Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
145.
Transmission to Federal Government of orders under section 144.
146.
Release of lunatic accused.
147.
Delivery lunatic accused to relatives.
148.
Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
149.
Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.
150.
Trial by court-martial to be deemed judicial proceeding etc.
CHAPTER XII
CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
151.
Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed.
152.
Powers to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial.
153.
Power to confirm finding and, sentence of district court-martial
154.
Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
155.
Power to confirm finding and sentence of field general court-martial.
156.
Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
157.
Confirmation of finding and sentence on board a ship.
158.
Revision of finding and sentence.
159.
Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.
160.
Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial.
161.
Annulment of proceedings.
162.
Bar of Appeals.
162 A.
Court of Appeals.
162 B.
Court of Appeals for other than hudood cases
CHAPTER XIII
EXECUTION OF SENTENCES
163.
Form of sentence of stoning to death and death.
163 A.
Form of sentence, amputation of hand, foot or both.
163 B.
Form of sentence of whipping.
164.
Commencement of sentence of imprisonment or detention.
165.
Execution or sentence of imprisonment.
166.
Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
167.
Execution of sentence of detention.
168.
Interim custody of persons under sentence of death, imprisonment or detention.
169.
Authority for committal and transfer of prisoners.
170.
Conveyance of prisoners from place to place.
171.
Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
172.
Execution of sentence of fine.
173.
Establishment and regulation of Air Force prisons or detention barracks.
174.
Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners.
175.
Restriction of rule making power in respect of corporal punishment.
176.
Informality or error in the order or warrants.
CHAPTER XIV.
PARDONS, REMISSIONS AND SUSPENSION
177.
Pardon and remission.
178.
Cancellation of conditional pardon or remission.
179.
Reduction of warrant officer or non commissioned officer.
180.
Suspension of sentence of imprisonment or detention.
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