Air Force Act, 1950

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The Air Force Act, 1950 is an Indian statute that codifies the governance, discipline, and legal framework for personnel serving in the Indian Air Force.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian statute ⓘ
military law ⓘ
appliesTo Indian Air Force personnel ⓘ
airmen of the Indian Air Force ⓘ
officers of the Indian Air Force ⓘ
persons subject to Air Force law ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn confirmation and revision of court-martial findings ⓘ
desertion and absence without leave ⓘ
execution of sentences ⓘ
mutiny and insubordination ⓘ
offences relating to property ⓘ
offences relating to security ⓘ
powers of courts-martial to award punishments ⓘ
privileges and immunities of persons subject to Air Force law ⓘ
country India ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
formsPartOf defence legislation of India ⓘ
governs administration of the Indian Air Force ⓘ
discipline in the Indian Air Force ⓘ
offences by persons subject to Air Force law ⓘ
trial and punishment of Air Force offences ⓘ
jurisdiction persons subject to Air Force law wherever they may be ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalFrameworkFor enlistment and service ⓘ
penal provisions for Air Force offences ⓘ
retirement and discharge ⓘ
service conditions of Air Force personnel ⓘ
partOf Indian military justice system ⓘ
providesFor appeals and petitions ⓘ
court-martial procedures ⓘ
powers of commanding officers ⓘ
summary trials ⓘ
purpose to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force ⓘ
regulates maintenance of discipline in the Indian Air Force ⓘ
ranks and appointments in the Indian Air Force ⓘ
relatedTo Army Act, 1950 ⓘ
Navy Act, 1957 ⓘ
scope active service ⓘ
non-active service ⓘ
offences committed outside India by persons subject to Air Force law ⓘ
subjectMatter discipline of Air Force personnel ⓘ
governance of the Indian Air Force ⓘ
military justice ⓘ
military offences ⓘ
typeOfLaw penal law (for service offences) ⓘ
service law ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Air Force → legalFoundation → Air Force Act, 1950 ⓘ
Chief of Defence Staff (India) → legalBasis → Air Force Act, 1950 (as amended for CDS provisions) ⓘ
subject linked to: Chief of Defence Staff
linked to: Air Force Act, 1950
Army Act, 1950 → relatedTo → Air Force Act, 1950 ⓘ
Border Security Force Act, 1968 → relatedTo → Air Force Act, 1950 ⓘ
Navy Act, 1957 → relatedTo → Air Force Act, 1950 ⓘ