Section 2: Definitions.−In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or

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This section defines the following terms used in The Frontier Corps Ordinance, 1959: • active service — service against an external aggressor or enemy, or against hostile tribes, raiders or other hostile persons, or persons co-operating with or assisting such aggressor, enemy, tribes, raiders or hostile persons • Commandant — a person appointed under section 5 to be a Commandant of a Unit of the Frontier Corps • custody — the arrest or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service; 2[ • Deputy Inspector General — 3[a] the Deputy Inspector General, Frontier Corps, appointed under section 5;] • Frontier Corps — the Corps or Unit referred to in section 3 or any of the individual forces comprising it, as the context may require • Inspector General — 3[an] Inspector General, Frontier Corps, appointed under section 5 4* * * • Junior Commissioned Officer — a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay, as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Frontier Corps; 1 The words “operating in West Pakistan” omitted by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1965 (1 of 1965), s. 2. 2 Cl. (cc) ins. by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1965 (1 of 1965), s. 3. 3 Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so subs. by the Frontier Corps. (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (2 of 1975), s. 3. 4 The words “and includes the Deputy Inspector General, Frontier Corps appointed under that section” omitted, by Act 1 of 1965 s. 3 • member of the Frontier Corps — a person other than a person appointed under section 5 by the 1[Federal Government], who at the commencement of this Ordinance, is serving in the Frontier Corps or who after the commencement of this Ordinance has been appointed to the Frontier Corps under this Ordinance and has signed a recruiting roll set out in the Second Schedule and the affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule, if not already signed by him: Provided that every person who has from the date of enrolment been in the receipt of pay as a member of the Frontier Corps and has been borne on its roll shall be deemed to be a member of the Frontier Corps notwithstanding that he has not signed the said recruiting roll and affirmation • officer — a person, other than a Junior Commissioned Officer, who is commissioned, gazetted or in pay, as an officer of the Pakistan Army or of the Frontier Corps; 2[ • Political Officer — the Political Agent, Additional Political Agent, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Political Agent or Magistrate under whose jurisdiction any Unit of the Frontier Corps may be stationed;] • prescribed — prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; and (k) the expressions “assault”, “criminal force”, “fraudulently”, “murder”, “reason to believe” and “voluntarily causing hurt” have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) This is the official statutory text, shown as written — it is not a paraphrase or a legal opinion. Consult a verified lawyer to see how it applies to your specific situation.

2. Definitions.−In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) “active service” means service against an external aggressor or enemy, or against hostile tribes, raiders or other hostile persons, or persons co-operating with or assisting such aggressor, enemy, tribes, raiders or hostile persons; (b) “Commandant” means a person appointed under section 5 to be a Commandant of a Unit of the Frontier Corps; (c) “custody” means the arrest or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service; 2[(cc) “Deputy Inspector General” means 3[a] the Deputy Inspector General, Frontier Corps, appointed under section 5;] (d) “Frontier Corps” means the Corps or Unit referred to in section 3 or any of the individual forces comprising it, as the context may require; (e) “Inspector General” means 3[an] Inspector General, Frontier Corps, appointed under section 5 4* * *; (f) “Junior Commissioned Officer” means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay, as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Frontier Corps; 1 The words “operating in West Pakistan” omitted by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1965 (1 of 1965), s. 2. 2 Cl. (cc) ins. by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1965 (1 of 1965), s. 3. 3 Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so subs. by the Frontier Corps. (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (2 of 1975), s. 3. 4 The words “and includes the Deputy Inspector General, Frontier Corps appointed under that section” omitted, by Act 1 of 1965 s. 3. (g) “member of the Frontier Corps” means a person other than a person appointed under section 5 by the 1[Federal Government], who at the commencement of this Ordinance, is serving in the Frontier Corps or who after the commencement of this Ordinance has been appointed to the Frontier Corps under this Ordinance and has signed a recruiting roll set out in the Second Schedule and the affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule, if not already signed by him: Provided that every person who has from the date of enrolment been in the receipt of pay as a member of the Frontier Corps and has been borne on its roll shall be deemed to be a member of the Frontier Corps notwithstanding that he has not signed the said recruiting roll and affirmation; (h) “officer” means a person, other than a Junior Commissioned Officer, who is commissioned, gazetted or in pay, as an officer of the Pakistan Army or of the Frontier Corps; 2[(i) “Political Officer” means the Political Agent, Additional Political Agent, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Political Agent or Magistrate under whose jurisdiction any Unit of the Frontier Corps may be stationed;]. (j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; and (k) the expressions “assault”, “criminal force”, “fraudulently”, “murder”, “reason to believe” and “voluntarily causing hurt” have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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