Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1945
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Transfer of soldiers from one corps to another. |
5.—(1) The following provisions shall apply in respect of a soldier of the Forces enlisted or re-enlisted, whether before or after the passing of this Act, for general service, that is to say— | |
(a) in case his army service in the corps in which he is for the time being serving is less than ten years, he may, during his army service, be transferred by order of the prescribed military authority to another corps, | ||
(b) in case his army service in the corps in which he is for the time being serving is ten years or more he may, during his army service, be transferred by order of the prescribed military authority to another corps, if, but only if,— | ||
(i) he consents to such transfer, or | ||
(ii) a proclamation ordering the Reserve to be called out on permanent service is for the time being in force. | ||
(2) Where a soldier of the Forces is specially enlisted or re-enlisted, whether before or after the passing of this Act, for service in a particular corps, he may, during his army service, be transferred by order of the prescribed military authority to another corps, if, but only if, he consents to such transfer. | ||
(3) In this section the expression “the prescribed military authority” has the same meaning as in Chapter V of Part II of the Principal Act. | ||
(4) (a) Section 151 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed. | ||
(b) In subsection (2) of section 223 of the Principal Act, the words “and the said prescribed military authority may within three months after such appointment transfer him to any other corps of the Forces” shall be deleted. |