Pakistan Army Act
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The Pakistan Army Act is the primary legal framework that defines the structure, powers, discipline, and functioning of the Pakistan Army and its personnel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pakistan Army Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
military law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Pakistan Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
persons subject to military law ⓘ regular army personnel ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
commissioned officers
ⓘ
enlisted personnel ⓘ junior commissioned officers ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions of service for army personnel
ⓘ
disciplinary procedures in the Pakistan Army ⓘ jurisdiction of military courts ⓘ offences by persons subject to the Act ⓘ penalties for military offences ⓘ powers of Pakistan Army authorities ⓘ procedures for courts-martial ⓘ |
| empowers |
Chief of Army Staff for disciplinary control
ⓘ
commanding officers to award certain punishments ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
arrest and custody of persons subject to the Act
ⓘ
execution of sentences awarded by courts-martial ⓘ investigation of military offences ⓘ structure of military courts ⓘ trial of military offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
persons subject to the Act outside Pakistan
ⓘ
territory of Pakistan ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legalDomain |
disciplinary law
ⓘ
military justice ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals and reviews within the military justice system
ⓘ
district courts-martial NERFINISHED ⓘ field general courts-martial ⓘ general courts-martial ⓘ summary trials ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prescribe offences and punishments for army personnel
ⓘ
to provide a legal framework for the functioning of the Pakistan Army ⓘ to regulate the discipline of the Pakistan Army ⓘ |
| regulates |
conduct of officers and soldiers
ⓘ
execution of military sentences ⓘ use of military custody and detention ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pakistan Air Force Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan Army Act Rules and Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Navy Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | substantive military offences and procedure ⓘ |
| subjectOf | amendments by the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ |
| usedBy | Judge Advocate General Branch of Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pakistan Army General Headquarters