1. Short title, extent and commencement. —(1) This Act may be called the Reserve and Auxiliary
Air Forces Act, 1952.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) This Chapter shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions shall come into force on
such date2
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different
dates may be appointed for different provisions.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Air Force Reserve” means any of the Air Force Reserves raised and maintained under this
Act;
(b) “competent authority” means an air officer or a committee consisting of two or more air
officers appointed under section 3;
(c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) all other words and expressions used herein and defined in the Air Force Act, 1950 (15 of
1950) and not hereinbefore defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by that
Act.
3. Appointment of competent authority.—The Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint an air officer3
or a committee consisting of two or more air officers to perform
all or any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in
the notification.