Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1960
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Liability of certain members of the Permanent Defence Force for service with International United Nations Forces. |
3.—(1) (a) This section applies at all times to— | |
(i) an officer of the Permanent Defence Force appointed on or after the date of the passing of this Act, | ||
(ii) a man of the Permanent Defence Force enlisted on or after the date of the passing of this Act. | ||
(b) Where a member of the Permanent Defence Force (not being a member of the Permanent Defence Force specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection) has offered in writing, whether before or on or after the date of the passing of this Act, to render himself liable for external service during a specified period and the Minister or an officer authorised in that behalf by the Minister has accepted the offer, this section shall also apply to that member during that period. | ||
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Chapter III of Part IV of the Principal Act, every member of the Permanent Defence Force to whom this section for the time being applies shall be liable to serve outside the State with a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force which, | ||
(a) in pursuance of the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1960 , was despatched, or | ||
(b) in pursuance of section 2 of this Act, is despatched, | ||
for service with an International United Nations Force. |