Navy Act, 1957 · Chapter XVIII: Judge Advocate General of the Navy and Officers of His Department
Section 169: Functions of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy
It shall be the duty of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy to perform such duties of a legal and judicial character pertaining to the Indian Navy as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the Central Government or the Chief of the Naval Staff, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force.
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