Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1940

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Relinquishment of commission by officers of the Reserve.

20.—(1) An officer of the Reserve of Officers holding a particular rank shall, on reaching an age which is, in relation to officers of the Reserve of Officers of that rank, prescribed as the age for the relinquishment of their commissions, relinquish his commission.

(2) The President, acting on the advice of the Government, may direct that any officer of the Reserve of Officers shall relinquish his commission on the ground of ill-health and in that case such officer shall relinquish his commission.

(3) The relinquishment of his commission by an officer under sub-section (2) of this section shall take effect as on and from such date as the President, acting on the advice of the Government, may fix.

(4) The Minister may make regulations in relation to the matter referred to as prescribed in sub-section (1) of this section, and the word “prescribed” in the said sub-section means prescribed by such regulations.