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.
The Income-tax Act, 1961 · s. 1
(e) "officer" means a person authorised to make an attachment or sale under this Schedule;
Read section 1The 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 2The Navy Act, 1957 · s. 3
(16) "Officer" means a commissioned officer and includes—
Read section 3The Territorial Army Act, 1948 · s. 2
(b) "officer" means an officer of any of the two classes specified in section 5;
Read section 2