The Lok Sahayak Sena Act, 1956

(1) This Act may be called the Lok Sahayak Sena Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "camp" means any place established under section 4 as a camp where any body of volunteersis for the time being undergoing training; (b) "Force" means the Lok Sahayak Sena constituted under this Act; (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (d) "superior officer" means any officer, junior commissioned officer, warrant officer ornon-commissioned officer of the regular Army or of the Territorial Army; (e) "volunteer" means a person enrolled in the Force under this Act; (f) all words and expressions used in this Act and not defined but defined in the ArmyAct, 1950 (46 of 1950), or in the Territorial Army Act, 1948 (56 of 1948), shall have the meaningsrespectively assigned to them in the said Acts.

There shall be raised and maintained by the CentralGovernment a force to be designated the Lok Sahayak Sena by the enrolment of volunteers in the mannerhereinafter provided.

The Central Government may establish such number of camps for thepurposes of the Force as it thinks fit and may close down or re-establish any such camps.

Any citizen of India not below the age of eighteen years and not above the age offorty years may offer himself for enrolment as a volunteer and may, if he satisfies the prescribedconditions, be enrolled in the prescribed manner by the prescribed authority for such period and subject tosuch conditions as may be prescribed.