{"id":2014,"date":"2009-06-26T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/laws\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2009-08-12T21:34:50","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T16:34:50","slug":"the-commanders-in-chief-change-in-designation-act-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-commanders-in-chief-change-in-designation-act-1955","title":{"rendered":"THE COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF (CHANGE IN DESIGNATION) ACT, 1955"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ENACTMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF<br \/>\nCHANGING THE DESIGN<\/p>\n<p>[3rd May, 1955.]<\/p>\n<p>1. Short title and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the<br \/>\nCommanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955.(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central<br \/>\nGovernment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.<\/p>\n<p>2. [Amendment of certain enactments.] Rep. by the Repealing and<br \/>\nAmending Act, 1960 (58 of 1960), s. 2 and Sch. I.<\/p>\n<p>3. Construction of references to Commanders-in-Chief in enactments or instruments.Any reference, by whatever form of words, to the Commander-in-Chief of the regular Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, in any law for the time being in force, or in any instrument or other document, shall be construed as a reference to the Chief of the Army<br \/>\nStaff, the Chief of the Naval Staff, and the Chief of the Air Staff respectively.<\/p>\n<p>[THE SCHEDULE.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1960 (58.of 1960), s. 2 and Sch. I.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n1 7th May, 1955, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 2\/E, dated the 7th<br \/>\nMay, 1955, Gazette of India, 1955, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 4, p.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ENACTMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING THE DESIGN [3rd May, 1955.] 1. Short title and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955.(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. 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