3. Termination of application of the Act. Every person subject to this Act under clauses (a) to
(c) of section 2 shall remain so subject until duly retired, discharged, released, removed or dismissed
from the service 1[and every person subject to this Act under clause (e) of section 2 shall remain so
subject during the period of his secondment to the Air Force.]
2[3A. Secondment to Army or Navy. The 3[Federal Government] may by order in writing direct
that any person 4* * * 5[referred to in clause (a), clause (b), clause (c) or clause (d)] of
section 2 shall, under such conditions as may be specified by regulations, be seconded for service
with the Pakistan Army or the Pakistan Navy 6* *.]
4. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,___‑
(i) “active service”, as applied to a person subject to this Act, means the time during which
such person___
(a) is attached to, or forms part of, a force which is engaged in opera tions against an
enemy, or
(b) is engaged in Air Force operations in, or is on the line of march to, a country or place
wholly or partly occupied by an enemy, or
(c) is attached to, or forms part of, a force which is in military occupation of any foreign
country ;
(ii) “aircraft” includes aeroplanes, balloons, kite balloons, airships, gliders or other machines
for flying ;
1 Added by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Act, 1958 (6 of 1958), s. 3 (with effect from the 23 rd March, 1958).
2 New section 3A ins. ibid., s. 4, (with effect from the 23 rd March, 1958.)
3 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
4 The words “belonging to the Pakistan Air Force Medical Corps” omitted by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Act, 1963 (8 of 1963), s. 3.
5 Subs. by the Defence Services Laws Amendment Ordinance, 1967 (3 of 1967), s. 3, for certain words.
6 The words “Medical Corps” omitted by Act,8 of 1963, s. 3.
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