Section 2 of the Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947 – Emergency duties of Armed Forces

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Section 2: Emergency duties of Armed Forces

  • (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any specified service 1[in a State] to be a service of vital importance to the community: Provided that such notification shall remain in force for one month in the first instance, but may be extended, from time to time, by a like notification.
  • (2) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and until it is rescinded, it shall be the duty of every person subject to 2[the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950)], or 3* * * 4[the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957)], to obey any command given by any superior officer in relation to employment upon or in connection with the service specified in the declaration; and every such command shall be deemed to be a lawful command within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Acts.

Source: official text of The Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947.

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