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 The Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963
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 UNION OF INDIA
   
 India
 
 The Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963
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 Rule THE-NAVY-PRESCRIBED-OFFICERS-REGULATION-1963 of 1963
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* Published on 18 December 1963
* Commenced on 18 December 1963
 The Navy (Prescribed Officers) Regulation, 1963
 
 Published vide Notification Gazette of India, 1963, Part 2, Section 4 page 250.
 
### 1810. [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.
 
### 3. 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
 
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 2
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 Section
 
 13
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 Any
 
 officer not below the rank of lieutenant Commander in the case
 
 of sailors.
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 Sub-section
 
 (2)  of Section 14
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 1. The
 
 Chief of the Naval Staff in the case of any sailor.
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 2. The
 
 Captain, Naval Barracks or the Commanding Officer of a Training
 
 Establishment in respect of any sailor under probation.
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 Sub-section
 
 (4)  of Section 17
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 The
 
 Captain, Naval Barracks.
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 Sub-section
 
 (3)  of Section 28
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 The
 
 Director of Medical Services (Navy) .
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 Sub-section
 
 (7)  of Section 28
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 1. The
 
 Commanding Officer in respect of any sums due to a service mess.
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 2. The
 
 Administrative Authority in respect of sums due to a canteen.
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 sub-section
 
 (3)  of Section 29 excluding the proviso.
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 The
 
 Command Medical Officer or the Commanding Officer of a naval,
 
 army or air force hospital.
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 Proviso
 
 to sub-section (3)  of Section 29.
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 Administrative
 
 Authority.
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 Sub-section
 
 (4)  of Section 29.
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 Administrative
 
 Authority.
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 Sub-section
 
 (2)  of Section 85.
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 The
 
 Executive Officer in the case of sailors.
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 Sub-section
 
 (2)  of Section 134.
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 The
 
 President of a Board of Inquiry in respect of witnesses required
 
 by the Board.
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