(c) is attached to, or forms part of a force which is in military occupa tion of any foreign
country ;
(ii) “armed forces” means the Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Navy and the Pakistan Air
Force and includes their reserves when called up for training, exercise or service ;
(iii) “civil offence” means an offence which is triable by a criminal court ;
(iv) “civil prison” means any jail or place used for the detention of any criminal prisoner
under the Prisons Act, 1894 (IX of 1894), or under any other law for the time being
in force ;
(v) 1[Chief of the Naval Staff] means the flag officer appointed by the President as the
1[Chief of the Naval Staff],Pakistan Navy, or in his absence on leave or otherwise
the officer appointed by the 2[Federal Government] to officiate as such, or, in the
absence of such officiating appointment, the officer on whom the command may
devolve in accordance with the regulations made by the 2[Federal Government] ;
3[(va) “chief petty officer” means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as a junior
commissioned officer in the Pakistan Navy;]
(vi) “commanding officer” means the officer appointed in command of a naval ship,
vessel or establishment or the officer on whom such command may devolve in
accordance with the regulations made by the 2[Federal Government], or, the officer,
specified by the 2[Federal Government] as the commanding officer for the purpose
of all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance;
(vii) “courtmartial” means a courtmartial held under this Ordinance ;
(viii) “criminal court” means a court of ordinary criminal justice in any part of Pakistan
or established elsewhere by the authority of the 2[Federal Government] ;
(ix) “desertion” has the meaning assigned to it by section 45 and “desert” and its
cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly ;
(x) “enemy” includes all armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed rioters, pirates and any
person in arms against whom it is the duty of any person subject to military, naval or
air force law to act ;
1 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Sch. for “CommanderinChief".
2 Subs. ibid., for “Central Government”.
3 Cl. (va) ins. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (55 of 1980) s. 3.
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