(xxiv) “navy” means the regular naval forces of Pakistan and includes the Pakistan Naval
Reserve Forces, when called up for training, exercise or into actual service ;
(xxv) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette ;
(xxvi) “offence” means any act or omission punishable under this Ordinance and includes a
civil offence ;
(xxvii) “officer” means a person holding a commission 1[,not being a junior commission] in
the Navy, and includes a subordinate officer, and when serving under prescribed condi
tions, an officer of the Pakistan Army or the Pakistan Air Force ;
(xxviii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance ;
(xxix) “provostmarshal” means a person appointed as such under this Ordinance and
includes any of his deputies or assistants or any other person legally exercising authority
under him or on his behalf ;
2* * * * * * *
(xxxi) “regulations” means regulations made under this Ordinance ;
(xxxii) “rules” means rules made under this Ordinance ;
3[(xxxiia) “sailor” means a person enrolled under this Ordinance below the rank of chief
petty officer ;]
(xxxiii) “service” when qualifying institution, necessaries, books, band, mess, money, goods
or other property, means belonging to or connected with the army, the navy or the air
force or any part thereof ;
(xxxiv) “service law” means this Ordinance, the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of
1952), the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953 (VI of 1953), and the rules and regulations made
thereunder ;
(xxxv) “short imprisonment” means simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term not
exceeding two years ;
(xxxvi) “subordinate officer” means a person appointed as an acting sub lieutenant, a
midshipman or a cadet in any branch of the navy ;
(xxxvii) “superior officer” when used in relation to a person subject to this Ordinance,
means an officer or a rating not below the rate of petty officer who is of rank or rate
higher than that person, or is senior to that person in the same rank or
1 Ins. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1965 (56 of 1965), s. 2.
2 Cl. (xxx) omitted by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (55 of 1980), s. 3.
3 Cl. (xxxiia) ins. ibid.
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