Indian Independence Act 1947

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4(2) In its application in relation to His Majesty’s military

5forces, other than Indian forces, the Army Act shall have effect

6on or after the appointed day—

7(a) as if His Majesty's Indian -forces were not included in

8the expressions “ the forces’’, ‘‘ His Majesty’s forces ”

10and ‘‘ the regular forces”’; and

11(6) subject.to the further modifications specified in Parts I

12and II of the Third Schedule to this Act.

13(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section,

14and to any provisions of any law of the Legislature of the Domi-

15nion concerned, all civil authorities in the new Dominions, and,

16subject as aforesaid and subject also to the provisions of the

17last preceding. section, all service authorities in the new

18Dominions, shall, in those Dominions and in the other

19territories which were included in India before the appointed

20day, perform in relation, to His Majesty’s military forces, not

21being Indian forces, the 'same functions as were, before the

22appointed day, performed by them, or by the authorities corres-

23ponding to them, whether by virtue of the Army Act or other-

24wise, and the matters for which provision is to be made by

25orders of the Governor-General under the preceding provisions

26of this Act shall include the facilitating of the withdrawal from

27the new Dominions and other territories aforesaid of His Majesty’s

28military forces, not being Indian forces.

29(4) The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section

30shall apply in relation to the air forces of His Majesty, not being

31Indian air forces, as they apply in relation to. His Majesty’s

32military forces, subject, however, to the necessary adaptations,

33and, in particular, as if—

34(a) for the references to the Army Act there were substituted

35references to the Air Force Act; and :

36(6) for the reference to Part II of the Third Schedule to this

37Act there were substituted a reference to Part III of

38that Schedule. 4

3913.—(1) In the application of the Naval Discipline Act to

40His Majesty’s naval forces, other than Indian naval forces,

41references to His Majesty’s navy and His Majesty’s ships shall

42not, as from the appointed day, include references to His Majesty’s

43Indian navy or the ships thereof.

44(2) In the application of the Naval Discipline Act By virtue

45of any law made in India before the appointed day to Indian

46naval forces, references to His Majesty’s navy and His Majesty’s

47ships shall, as from the appointed day, be deemed to be, and to

48be only, references to His Majesty’s Indian navy and the ais

49thereof.

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