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Active service.
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6.—(1) A person subject to military law shall be deemed for the purposes of the Acts and this Act to be on active service—
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(a) during any period while an order made by the Government under sub-section (2) of this section is in force, or
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(b) whenever he is attached to or forms part of a force which is engaged in operations against an enemy, or
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(c) whenever he is engaged in military operations in a place wholly or mainly occupied by an enemy,
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and the expression “on active service” when used in the Acts or this Act in relation to a person subject to military law shall be construed accordingly.
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(2) The Government may, whenever and so often as they are of opinion that circumstances are of such a nature as to warrant their so doing, by order under this sub-section declare the Defence Forces to be on active service.
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(3) The Government may at any time by order under this sub-section revoke any order made under sub-section (2) of this section.
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