Territorial Army Act,1948
Act No : 56
Section :
Definitions.
2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "enrolled" means enrolled in the Territorial Army under the provisions of this Act ; (b) "officer" means an officer of any of the two classes specified in section 5 ; (c) "non-commissioned officer" means a person holding a non-commissioned rank in the Territorial Army, and includes an acting non-commissioned officer; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 3[ (dd) "public utility service" means any undertaking which supplies power, light, gas or water to the public, or carries on a public transport, or maintains any system of public conservancy or sanitation and which is declared, by notification in the Official Gazette, by the Central Govern- ment to be a public utility service to which this Act applies : Provided that no such notification shall be issued unless the Central Government is satisfied that, having regard to the needs of the Territorial Army, the persons ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 This Act has been extended to- Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch. and comes into force in Pondicherry vide Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-10-1963) ; and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963. s. 2 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-7-1965); the whole of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep vide Reg. 8 of 1965, s.3 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-10-1967). 2 The words "except the State of Hyderabad", ins. by the A.O. 1950. were omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch. 3 Ins. by Act 92 of 1956. s. 2. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 employed in any such public utility service should, in the public interest, be made compulsorily liable for service in that Army under this Act;] (e) the expression "'[Regular Army]" means officers and other ranks who, by their commission, terms of enrolment or otherwise, are liable to render continuously for a term military service under 2[the Army Act, 1950]; ( 46 of 1950.) and (f) all words and expressions used herein and defined in 2[the Army Act, 1950], and not hereinbefore defined, shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Act.
