to him, or cause to be read and explained to him in his presence, the conditions of the service for
which he is to be enrolled ; and shall put to him the questions set forth in the prescribed form of
enrolment, and shall, after having cautioned him that if he makes a false answer to any such question
he will be liable to punishment under this Act, record or cause to be recorded his answer to each such
question.
14. Mode of enrolment. If, after complying with the provisions of section 13, the enrolling
officer is satisfied that the person desirous of being enrolled fully understands the questions put to
him and consents to the conditions of service, and if such officer perceives no impediment, he shall
sign and shall also cause such person to sign the enrolment paper, and such person shall thereupon be
deemed to be enrolled.
15. Validity of enrolment. Every person who has for the space of three months been in receipt of
pay as a person enrolled under this Act and been borne on the rolls of any unit shall be deemed to
have been duly enrolled and shall not be entitled to claim his discharge on the ground of any
irregularity or illegality in his enrolment or on any other ground what soever ; and if any person in
receipt of such pay and borne on the rolls as aforesaid claims his discharge before the expiry of three
months from his enrolment, no such irregularity or illegality or other ground shall, until he is
discharged in pursuance of his claim, affect his position as an enrolled person under this Act or
invalidate any proceedings, act or thing taken or done prior to his discharge.
16. Persons to be attested. The following persons shall be attested, namely :__
(a) all persons enrolled as combatants ;
(b) all other persons subject to this Act as may be prescribed by the 1[Federal Government].
1 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
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