paid an undertaking to the effect that the amount left after payment of debts, if any, shall be
distributed amongst the legal heirs of the deceased.]
155. Discharge of commanding officer prescribed person and the Government. Any payment
of money or delivery, application, sale or other disposition of any property made, or in good faith
purported to be made, by the commanding officer 1[or the officer commanding the station] or the
prescribed person in pursuance of section 153 or 154 shall be valid and shall be a full discharge to
those ordering or making the same and to the Government from all further liability in respect of the
property or money, but nothing herein contain ed shall effect the rights of any executor or
administrator or other repre sentative, or of any creditor of a deceased person against any person to
whom such delivery or payment has been made.
156. Application of sections 153 to 155 to lunatics, etc. The provi sions of sections 153 to 155
shall, so far as they can be made applicable, apply in the case of a person subject to the Act, other
than an officer who, notwithstanding anything contained in the Lunacy Act, 1912(IV of 1912), is
ascertained in the prescribed manner to be insane, or who, being on active service, is officially
reported missing, as if he had died on a day on which his insanity is so ascertained or, as the case may
be, on the day on which he is officially reported missing :
Provided that in the case of a person so reported missing no action shall be taken under clauses
(2) to (5) of section 153 until he is officially presumed to be dead.
157. Property of Officers. The provisions of sections 158 to 163, inclusive, shall apply to the
disposal of the property of officers subject to this Act who die or desert.
158. Powers of Committee of Adjustment.___(1) On the death or desertion of an officer,
a Committee of Adjustment appointed in this behalf in the manner prescribed (hereinafter referred to
as the commit tee) shall, as soon as may be, subject to the rules made in this behalf under this Act,___
1 Ins. by the Pakistan Army (Second Amdt.) Ordinance, 1965 (58 of 1965), ss. 2 and 3.
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