Defence Forces Act, 1937

Appointment to commissioned rank.

5.—(1) The President, on the advice of the Government, may appoint any person to commissioned rank or temporary commissioned rank in the Forces or the Reserve.

(2) Whenever and so long as there is an elected President in office exercising and performing the powers and functions of his office, all commissions shall be issued in the form set out in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act.

(3) Until the first President enters upon his office or whenever and so long as a commission constituted under Article 14 of the Constitution is exercising and performing the powers and functions of the President, all commissions shall be issued in the form set out in Part II of the First Schedule to this Act.