Cap. 220 ст. 17Validity of attestation and enlistment.

(1) Where a person has signed the declaration set out in the attestation paper as to the truth of the answers given to the questions set out in the attestation paper, and has thereafter received pay as a man of the regular force-

(a) the validity of his enlistment shall not be called in question on the ground of any error or omission in his attestation paper;

(b) if within three months from the date on which he signed the said declaration he claims that his enlistment is invalid by reason of any non-compliance with the requirements of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder as to enlistment or attestation, or any other ground whatsoever (not being an error or omission in his attestation paper) on which apart from this sub-article the validity of his enlistment could have been called in question, the claim shall be submitted as soon as may be to the Commander, and if the claim is well founded the Commander shall cause him to be discharged with all convenient speed;

(c) subject to the provisions of the last foregoing paragraph, he shall be deemed as from the expiration of the said three months to have been validly enlisted notwithstanding any such non-compliance or other grounds as aforesaid;

(d) notwithstanding any such non-compliance or other grounds as aforesaid, or the making of a claim in pursuance of paragraph (b), he shall be deemed to be a man of the regular force until his discharge.

(2) Where a person has received pay as a man of the regular force without having previously signed the declaration referred to in sub-article (1), then -

(a) he shall be deemed to be a man of the regular force until discharged;

(b) he may claim his discharge at any time, and if he does so the claim shall be submitted as soon as may be to the Commander, who shall cause him to be discharged with all convenient speed.

(3) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this article shall be construed as prejudicing the determination of any question as to the term for which a person was enlisted or as preventing the discharge of a person who has not claimed his discharge