Section 2: Definitions

In this Act unless the context provides otherwise — (a) ‘Code’ means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); (b) ‘Federal agency’ means a Federal Government agency empowered to investigate criminal offences under any law for the time being in force and notified for the purposes of this Act; (c) ‘first information report’ or "FIR" means a first information report lodged under section 154 of the Code; (d) ‘Government’ means the Federal Government; (e) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) ‘prosecutor’ means the Federal Prosecutor General, Additional Prosecutor General, Deputy Prosecutor General, Assistant Prosecutor General, District Public Prosecutor, Deputy District Public Prosecutor and Assistant District Public Prosecutor and a special public prosecutor; (g) ‘Service’ means the Federal Criminal Prosecution Service; and (h) ‘Special Federal law’ means a law enacted by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament under paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Article 142 of the Constitution.

Effective date: 2023-10-26

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