Section 2: Interpretation

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This section defines the following terms used in The Post Office National Savings Certificates Ordinance, 1944: • minor — a person who is not deemed to have attained his majority under the Majority Act, 1875 (IX of 1875) • transfer — a transfer inter vivos and does not include a transfer by operation of law 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. Interpretation.—In this Ordinance— (a) “minor” means a person who is not deemed to have attained his majority under the Majority Act, 1875 (IX of 1875); (b) “savings certificate” includes a Post Office Twelve-Year National Savings Certificate referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 1 and a savings certificate of any other class to which the provisions of this Ordinance have been applied by a direction in pursuance of clause (b) of that sub-section; 1The Ordinance has been applied to__ (i) Baluchistan, see Notification No. 52-W., dated the 11th October, 1944, Gazette of India, 1944, Pt. I, p. 1326; It has been extended to__ (a) Leased Areas of Baluchistan by the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G. G. O. 3 of 1950). (b) the Baluchistan States Union by the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G. G. O., 4 of 1953), as amended ; and (c) the Khairpur State by the Khairpur (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G. G.O. 5 of 1953), as amended. The Act has been and shall be deemed to have been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (37 of 1960), s. 2. 2The Provision of this Ordinance have been applied to the Pakistan Post Office Twelve-year Savings Certificates and to the Pakistan Defence Savings Certificates, see Gaz. of P. 1948, Pt. I, p. 601; the Pakistan Post Office Ten-Years Savings Certificates and Pakistan Post Office Five-Years Saving Certificates, see ibid., 1953, Pt. I, p. 235; and the Ten-Years National Development Certificates, see ibid., 1957, Ext. p. 2215. 3Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. No. of 1975), Art. 2 and Table. (c) “transfer” means a transfer inter vivos and does not include a transfer by operation of law.

Effective date: 1944-01-01

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