The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950
The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950
The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act of 1950 regulates how to officially handle the personal belongings, money, and debts of military personnel who die, desert, go missing, or become mentally incapacitated. It applies directly to everyone subject to the Army and Air Force Acts, ensuring equal treatment across all ranks. This important law matters because it establishes a clear, standardized process to secure the property of personnel, pay off their local debts, and safely transfer the remaining assets to their grieving families. It also allows transferring smaller estates to rightful heirs without requiring complex legal documents.
- 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 [Repealed]
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