DEFENCE SERVICE REGULATIONS - Military Engineer Services

73. The following periodical inspections will also be carried out:–
(a) All barrack buildings, fixtures and furniture will be inspected half yearly in accordance with R.A.
Internal E/M fixtures will, however, be inspected annually. These inspections will form the basis of annual
repair programme and interim requisitions should be made for very urgent repairs.
While auditing fan and meter register for the period April to June, it may be ensured that the required
certificate is endorsed by the executive in the Register, in respect of fans/meters installed.
(b) Marching in and out inspection laid down in R.A.
(c) periodical serviceability reports on runways and connected accommodation will be rendered
quarterly on the prescribed form by the GE to all concerned in respect of all service airfields except that the
reports will be rendered half-yearly in the case of abandoned airfields and for those air fields where
maintenance is restricted to essential repairs to runways only.
1 Sub Para (a) reconstructed vide AHQ, E-in-C latter No. 38256/E4 dt 11-2-72 and 40170/E-2 (WPC)dt 23-1-82
Whenever an Occupied runway becomes unfit for use, a report will be telegraphed by the GE to the
Service HQ and the local military authority concerned.
(d) A joint inspection of MES articles of mobilisation equipment of General Hospitals will be
carried out every year by a local representative of the MES and medical authorities. A report based on their
inspection giving the state of completion, repairs, etc., of the equipment will be furnished on IAFI-1144 by the
local medical authorities to the Adjutant General and to the DMS of Service concerned annually on or about
1st April.
(e) Works of defence (see para 286)
(f) Every hired or appropriated building will be inspected at least once a year under the orders of
the GE.
(g) The GE will bring to the notice of the Station Commander, or local head of Service concerned
any case in which he considers adequate fire protection of any Government building has not been provided,
e.g., if the building has been constructed of inflammable material or if any inflammable material has been
placed in it.
Inspection Houses
74. The esablishment of MES Inspection Houses requires the prior approval of the E in C. These
houses are provided at various stations for the convenience of MES personnel inspecting works.
Accommodation, if available, may be allotted to any other person as may be provided for in the rules,
subject to the condition that the accommodation will be vacated if required by MES personnel on duty.
Rules for the use of these houses will be laid down by the E in C.
SECTION 5 – POWERS OF SIGNING
ACCOUNTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
75. The powers of execution of the various forms of MES Deeds, Contracts and other Instruments
are laid down in Appendix ‘M’
76. Subject to the personal approval of the CE en obtained in each case, an officer on his staffmay
sign estimates and other documents on his behalf except contract documents (but see Note 4 of Table B).
Such delegation of authority will not relieve the CWE/GE of his technical and financial
responsibilities.
77. A C.W.E. or G.E. may authorise any officer on his staff to sign accounts, estimates and other
documents on his behalf except contract documents.
78. In Division where no B.S.O. is provided, the Supervisor B/S Grade I in charge of barrack and
stores duties in that Division may be authorised by the G.E. to sign for him such routine papers pertaining to
those duties as the G.E. may consider desirable.
79. The SSW/SW/ASW on the staff of a CE or CWE may sign, on behalf of the CE or CWE as the
case may bi, such correspondence on technical and accounts matters and such contract documents, except
acceptance of contracts, as the CE/CWE may authorise him to sign from time to time.
SECTION 6 – ESTABLISHMENT
General
81. The MES establishment comprises both military and civilian personnel. The basic
establishments as sanctioned by the G of I are detailed in Table C.
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