Part V General Provisions
Powers of command
178 Powers of command of members of co-operating naval or military forces.
In so far as powers of command depend on rank, a member of any of Her Majesty’s naval or military forces who—
a
is acting with, or
b
is a member of a body of any of those forces which is acting with,
any body of the regular air force shall have the like such powers as a member of the regular air force of corresponding rank; and for the purposes of sections thirty-three and seventy-four of this Act any such member of the said naval or military forces shall be treated as if he were a member of the regular air force of corresponding rank.