(1) Ijti this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) wanned forces" meaij^ the;navsa, fliiHtary and air forces and includes any other armed forces, of the. Union;
(b) "Chafcperswi^ means-the Chfftrperson'of the Commission or of the State Commission as the case may be;
(c) "Commission"- means the National Human Rights Commission constituted under, section 3; _ _ »- , -
(d) "human rights'' me«sa the rights veWmg to Hfe, liberty^ e%u»liW jwid: dignity, of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the InternatioJD# „ Coflvenants. and enforceable by coaf*s m Intftsr - _„ ^ . „ „ . , .
(e) wHu«ait.iUghta^ouTt^iaeamJiie-HumaQ Rights Court gpeeifled «gder •edKjtJft—0 "" . " C ' / r . - ' " r» T"** Cf) **Inteiia«tioi«C'l2oiiv^3aja^? âafipoaT tii© International Conve«an| <gj CiyU and Po^pai.IU^ts^jn^tbje^ternation^lQojJveHant •n Eqonomic, Social and Cultural Bi^its adopted by the General - -Assembly of the United Nations 911 the 16th December, 1966; - - ~
(0) ''Member" means a Member of the Commission or. of the State Comtnifl^on, as the case may be, and includes the Chairperson;
(h) "National Commission for iMinojfi&es" means the National Commission for Minorities constitutesi:t»j&er section 3 of the National Coajmission for Minorities Act, 19S2j , - •
(1) "National Commission for the 'Scheduled Castes and '~$che- ^ 4uled Tribes" means-the National 'Commission fon the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribjs referred to in article 338 of the-Constitution;
(j) "National ^Commission for W«m*B." means the National Commission for Women constituted" under section 3 of the National ---OomjKtesiQn for Wgpwui Act, l{$0;- - -- - - - -" 1 (k) '•notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
. , d) >Pwca1b^"„tD»«n5^^ei«sribfd by rules made under - this- Ofdinance;
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(m) "public servant" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code;
(n) "State Commission" means a State Human Rights Commission constituted under section 21.
(2) Any reference in this Ordinance to a law, which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, shall in relation to that State be construed as a reference to a corresponding law if any, in force in that State.
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