LawgistThe Air Force Act
89Superior air force authorit
For the purposes of sections 87 and 88, a "superior air force authority" means--
(a) in the case of punishments awarded by a commanding officer, any officer superior in command to such commanding officer;
(b) in the case of punishments awarded by any other authority, the Central Government, 1[the Chief of the Air Staff] or other officer specified by 1[the Chief of the Air Staff].
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1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "the Commander-in-Chief" (w.e.f. 7-5-1955).
PUNISHMENTS
- 73 Punishments awardable by courts-martial
- 74 Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial
- 75 Combination of punishments
- 76 Cashiering of officer
- 77 Field punishment
- 78 Position of field punishment in scale of punishment
- 79 Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or a non-commissioned office
- 80 Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service
- 81 Punishments otherwise than by court-martia
- 82 Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers
- 83 Requirement of sanction in certain case
- 84 Limit of punishments under section 82
- 85 Punishments in addition to those specified in section 8
- 86 Punishment of officers and warrant officers
- 87 Transmission of proceedings
- 88 Review of proceeding
- 89 Superior air force authorit
- 90 Collective fines
