15. Authorities empowered to authorise discharge. -(1) Each of the authorities specified in column 3 of the Table below shall be the authority competent in respect of persons subject to the Act specified in column 1 thereof for the causes specified in column 2 and in the manner specified in column 4, to discharge such persons from the service.
(2) Any power conferred by this rule on any of the aforesaid authorities may also be exercised by any other authority superior to it.
TABLE
Class Cause discharge Competent authority to authorise discharge Special Instructions
1 2 3 4
Persons enrolled under the Act who have attested. (a) At his own request on transfer to the pension establishment. Commanding Officer To be carried out in accordance with the conditions of enrolment.
(b) On fulfilling the conditions of the enrolment.
(c) Having been found medically unifit for further service.
(d) On transfer to the pension establishment or on discharge with gratuity otherwise than at his own request or under item (c).
(e) Having been found inefficient in his rank or trade and being unwilling to accept reduction or remustering.
(f) At his own request before fulfilling the conditions of enrolment.
(g)His services no longer required:-
(i) Due to reduction in establishment or to reorganisation.
(ii) Unsuitable for retention in the Air Force.
(h) All other classes of discharge. Commanding
Officer
Commanding
Officer
Officer Commanding Air Force Record
Officer.
Air Officer i/c A
Administration.
Director of Per-
sonnel (Airmen).
Director of Per- sonnel(Airmen).
Air Officer i/c
Administration.
Do To be carried out in accordance with the conditions of enrolment.
To be carried out only
on the recommendations of an Invaliding Board.
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An airman reported as inefficient will, as far as vacancies allow be permitted to remuster and/or accept reduction in any rank and trade for which he is reported as suitable. If no such vacancy exists or if the declines to accept such remustering or reduction he will be discharged under this item.
Persons enrolled under the Act who have not been attested. (i) At his own request before fulfilling the conditions of his enrolment.
(j) Unlikely to make an efficient airmen.
(k) All other classes of discharge. (i) Air or other
Officer i/c
of Command.
(ii) Director or Personnel (Airmen) in case of units directly under Air Headquarters.
Commanding
Officer
Commanding
Officer. The competent authority mentioned in the preceding column Will exercise this power only when he is satisfied in to the bonafides
of the application and that the total strength of the Air Force will not thereby be unduly reduced.
Applicable to airmen
undergoing training for airmen.
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