An Act to provide for the constitution and discipline of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force Reserves. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government and discipline of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force Reserves; It is hereby enacted as follows:-
This Act may be called the 1Army and Air Force Reserves Act, 1950.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
“Reserves” means the Reserves of the Bangladesh Army or of the Bangladesh Air Force;
“reservist” means a member of the Reserves.
(1) The Reserves shall consist of the categories specified in the Schedule to this Act.
(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, add to, amend or vary the Schedule to this Act.
An Army reservist shall be subject to the 2 Army Act, 1952, and the rules and regulations made thereunder and an Air Force reservist shall be subject to the 3 Air Force Act, 1953, and the rules and regulations made thereunder, in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed.
A reservist shall be liable to serve without the limits of Bangladesh as well as within those limits.
(1) The Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may-
(3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the official Gazette and on such publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.
[Amendment of Act VIII of 1911.- Omitted by section 3 and the 2nd Schedule of the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1960).]
[Repeal.- Repealed by section 2 and the 1st Schedule. of the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1965 (Ordinance No. X of 1965).]