Defence Act, 1954

Military branches of the Department of Defence.

13.—(1) There shall stand established in the Department of Defence three principal military branches, namely—

(a) the branch of the Chief of Staff, the head of which shall be the Chief of Staff,

(b) the branch of the Adjutant-General, the head of which shall be the Adjutant-General, and

(c) the branch of the Quartermaster-General, the head of which shall be the Quartermaster-General.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, there shall be assigned to the Chief of Staff, the Adjutant-General and the Quartermaster-General respectively such duties in connection with the business of the Department of Defence as the Minister may from time to time appoint.

(3) Each of them, the Chief of Staff, the Adjutant-General and the Quartermaster-General, shall be directly responsible to the Minister for the performance of such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him under subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The Minister may delegate to the Chief of Staff the co-ordination of the business or of any of the business of the principal military branches of the Department of Defence.