Allied Forces Act 1940 Allied Forces Act 1940 The Allied Forces Act 1940 (3 & 4 Geo. VI c. 51) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in late 1940, after the fall of France. The Act gave legal authority for the recognised sovereign governments of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Norway and Poland – all countries then under German occupation – to raise, equip and maintain independent armed forces on British soil. A sixth country, France, was provided for by authorising the activity of the Free French forces under General de Gaulle. The forces would be fully independent,
Leader of the Opposition (India) and (iii) be recognised as such by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Following members have been the Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Leader of the Opposition (India) The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in either House of the Parliament of India. While the position also existed in former Central Legislative Assembly of British India, and holders of it there included Motilal Nehru, it received statutory recognition through the "Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977" which defines the term "Leader of the Opposition" as that member of