Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1942

Promotion of soldiers.

5.—(1) The Minister or any officer authorised by him in that behalf may promote any member of the Defence Forces holding a non-commissioned military rank or grade of marine rating to a higher substantive non-commissioned rank or grade of rating.

(2) The Minister or any officer authorised by him in that behalf may reduce a non-commissioned officer of the Defence Forces holding a substantive non-commissioned rank or grade of rating to a lower substantive non-commissioned rank or grade of rating.

(3) The Minister or any officer authorised by him in that behalf may promote any member of the Defence Forces holding a non-commissioned military rank or grade of marine rating to a higher acting non-commissioned rank or grade of rating.

(4) Any officer authorised in that behalf by the Minister may direct that an acting non-commissioned officer of the Defence Forces shall revert to his substantive rank or grade of rating or to an acting rank or grade of rating higher than his substantive rank or grade of rating and any such direction shall have effect accordingly.

(5) Sub-sections (3) and (4) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on, and shall have effect as on and from, the 3rd day of September, 1939.