LawgistThe Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act
6Representative powers of commanding officer or Committee
For the purpose of the exercise of his or its duties under section 3 or section 4, the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, shall, to the exclusion of all other persons and authorities whomsoever or whatsoever, have the same rights and powers as if he or it had taken out representation to the estate of the deceased, and any receipt given by the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, shall have effect accordingly.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Property of deceased persons and deserters other than officers
- 4 Property of officers who die or desert
- 5 Decision of questions as to regimental and other debts in camp or quarters
- 6 Representative powers of commanding officer or Committee
- 7 Power of Central Government to hand over estate or deceased person to the Administrator General
- 8 Disposal of surplus by prescribed persons
- 9 Disposal of effects, not money
- 10 Disposal of certain property without production of probate, etc
- 11 Discharge of commanding officer, Committee, prescribed person and the Central Government
- 12 Property in the hands of commanding officer, Committee or prescribed person not to be assets where commanding officer, Committee or prescribed person is stationed
- 13 Saving of rights of representative
- 14 Application of sections 3 to 13 to persons of unsound mind or to persons reported missing on active service
- 15 Appointment of standing Committee of Adjustment in certain cases
- 16 Power to make rules
- 17 Repealed
