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Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963

The Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963

Published vide Notification Gazette of India, 1963, Part 2, Section 4 page 250.

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[18th December, 1963]

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 184 of the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations, namely :-

  1. Short title.- These regulations may be called the Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963.
  2. Definitions.- In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, --

(a) "Act" means the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957).

(b) "Administrative Authority" means the authority which is designated as such in the Navy Orders;

(c) "Navy Orders" means general orders of the Chief of the Naval Staff issued in the publication entitled 'Navy Orders' and includes Confidential Navy Order;

(d) "Section" means a section of the Act.

(e) "Sailor" means a seaman as defined in clause (20) of Section 3 of the Navy Act, 1957;

(f) All words and expression used in these regulations and not defined but defined in the Act shall be have the meanings respectively assigned ti them in the Act.

  1. Prescribed Officers.- The prescribed officers for the purpose of the provisions of the Act mentioned in Column 1 of the following Table shall be the officers mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 thereof :-

The Table

1 2
Section 13 Any officer not below the rank of lieutenant Commander in the case of sailors.
Sub-section (2) of Section 14 1. The Chief of the Naval Staff in the case of any sailor.
2. The Captain, Naval Barracks or the Commanding Officer of a Training Establishment in respect of any sailor under probation.
Sub-section (4) of Section 17 The Captain, Naval Barracks.
Sub-section (3) of Section 28 The Director of Medical Services (Navy).
Sub-section (7) of Section 28 1. The Commanding Officer in respect of any sums due to a service mess.
2. The Administrative Authority in respect of sums due to a canteen.
sub-section (3) of Section 29 excluding the proviso. The Command Medical Officer or the Commanding Officer of a naval, army or air force hospital.
Proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 29. Administrative Authority.
Sub-section (4) of Section 29. Administrative Authority.
Sub-section (2) of Section 85. The Executive Officer in the case of sailors.
Sub-section (2) of Section 134. The President of a Board of Inquiry in respect of witnesses required by the Board.