LawgistThe Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act
3Appointment of competent authority
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an air officer1 or a committee consisting of two or more air officers to perform all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification.
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1. The Deputy Chief of Air Staff, vide S.R.O. 321, dated the 20th August, 1955, Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 4.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Appointment of competent authority
- 4 Constitution of Regular Air Force Reserve
- 5 Recruitment to the Regular Air Force Reserve
- 6 Classes of person in the Regular Air Force Reserve
- 7 Period of service
- 8 Termination of service in the Reserve
- 9 Constitution of Air Defence Reserve
- 10 Classes of persons in the Air Defence Reserve
- 11 Obligation to register
- 12 Liability to be called up for inquiry
- 13 Calling-up for inquiry
- 14 Medical examination
- 15 Registration of persons considered fit for enrolment
- 16 Calling up for service
- 17 Period of service
- 18 Constitution of Auxiliary Air Force
- 19 Classes of persons in the Auxiliary Air Force
- 20 Officers of the Auxiliary Air Force
- 21 Persons eligible for enrolment
- 22 Period of service
- 23 Termination of service
- 24 Advisory Committees
- 25 Liability to be called up for service
- 26 Application of Air Force Act, 1950
- 27 Reinstatement in civil employ of persons required to perform service under this Act
- 28 Preservation of certain rights of persons called up for service
- 29 Pay and allowances
- 30 Penalties
- 31 Service of notice
- 32 Competent authority to be public servant
- 33 Power of Central Government to grant exemptions
- 34 Power to make rules
- 35 Repealed
- 36 . Repealed
