(2) Every person subject to this Act under clause (a) or clause (b) 1[or clause (e)]of subsection
(1) shall remain so subject until duly retired, released, dis charged, removed or dismissed from the
service.
2[(3) Every person subject to this Act under clause (bb) of subsection (1) shall remain so subject
during the period of his secondment to the Pakistan Army.]
3[(4) The Federal Government shall have the power to transfer any proceedings in respect of any
person who is accused of any offence falling under subclause (iii) or subclause (iv) of clause (d) of
subsection (1), pending in any court for a trial under this Act.
(5) Any proceedings transferred under subsection (4) shall be deemed to have been instituted
under this Act.
(6) Where a case is transferred under subsection (4) it shall not be necessary to recall any
witness or again record any evidence that may have been recorded.]
4[2A. Secondment to Navy or Air Force. The 5[Federal Government] may by order in writing
direct that any person 6* * * 7[referred to in clause (a), clause (b) or clause (e)] of subsection (1) of
section 2 shall, under such conditions as may be laid down by regulations, be seconded for service
with the Pakistan Navy or the Pakistan Air Force.]
8[2B. Secondment to other armed forces.__ The Federal Government may by order
1 Subs. added and Ins. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1975 (73 of 1975), s. 2.
2 New subsection (3) added by the Pakistan Army (amdt.) Act, 1958 (11 of 1958) s. 2 (with effect from the 1st April, 1952).
3 Added by Act No. XI of 2017, s.2.
4 Ins. ibid., s. 3.
5 Subs. by the Army (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (51 of 1973), s. 3, for “Central Government”.
6 The words “belonging to the Army Medical Corps and” omitted by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1959 (61 of 1959), s. 2 (with effect from the 1st April, 1955).
7 Subs. by the Defence Service laws (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1967 (3 of 1967),s.2 for “subject to this Act otherwise the under clause (abb)”.
8 Ins. by Act 73 of 1975, s. 3.
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