Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act, 1952. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) This Chapter shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Air Force Reserve" means any of the Air Force Reserves raised and maintained under this Act; (b) "competent authority" means an air officer or a committee consisting of two or more air officers appointed under section 3; (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (d) all other words and expressions used herein and defined in the Air Force Act, 1950 (15 of 1950) and not hereinbefore defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by that Act.

The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an air officer 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.