Legal glossary

“officer”

Defined in 4 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Income-tax Act, 1961 · s. 1

    (e) "officer" means a person authorised to make an attachment or sale under this Schedule;
    Read section 1
  2. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 · s. 2

    (s) "officer" means a person appointed or in pay as an officer of the Force, but does not include a subordinate officer or an under-officer;
    Read section 2
  3. The Navy Act, 1957 · s. 3

    (16) "Officer" means a commissioned officer and includes—
    Read section 3
  4. The Territorial Army Act, 1948 · s. 2

    (b) "officer" means an officer of any of the two classes specified in section 5;
    Read section 2