(r) “public servant” shall have the same meaning as in Section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, or
in any other law for the time being in force;
(s) “Schedule” means a Schedule to this Act;
(t) “Scheduled offence” means an offence as set out in the Third Schedule;
(u) “sectarian” means pertaining to, devoted to, peculiar to, or one which promotes the interest of a
religious sects, or sects, in a bigoted or prejudicial manner;
(v) “sectarian hatred” means hatred against a group of persons defined by reference to religion,
religious sect, religious persuasion, or religious belief;
1[(va) “seize” means to take custody or control of money or other property in order to prohibit its
transfer, conversion, disposition or movement;]
(w) “serious” means dangerous to life or property;
(x) “terrorism” or “act of terrorism” has the meaning as assigned to it in section 6;
(y) “terrorist” has the meaning as assigned to it in section 6 (5);
(z) “terrorist investigation” means an investigation of:
(a) the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under this Act;
(b) an act which appears to have been done for the purposes of terrorism;
(c) the resources of proscribed organization;
(d) the commission, preparation or instigation of an offence under this Act; or
(e) any other act for which investigation may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(aa) “terrorist property” means:
(i)(a) money or other property which is used or is likely to be used for the purposes of terrorism
(including any resources of 2[an organization concerned in terrorism or a terrorist];
(b) proceeds of the commission of acts of terrorism;
(c) proceeds of acts carried out for the purposes of terrorism; and
(ii) In subsection (i) above;
(a) a reference to proceeds of an act, includes reference to any property which wholly or partly,
and directly or indirectly represents the proceeds of the act (including payments of other
rewards in connection with the commission); 2[and]
(b) the reference to an organization’s resources includes a reference to any money or other
property which is applied or made available, or is to be applied or made
1 Ins. by Act VII of 2014, s.2.
2 Added and subs by the Antiterrorism (Amdt.) Act, 2013 (XIII of 2013), s.2.
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