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The Bangladesh Rifles Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 148 OF 1972 )

[ 15th December, 1972 ]

2. (1) In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
 
 
1[(a) “Commanding officer” means an officer commanding a unit or a body of men belonging to the Force;
 
 
 
 
(b) “Company” means a sub-unit composed of several platoons, forming part of, or attached to the Wing;
 
 
 
 
(c) “Detachment” means a sub-unit of a company and composed of a body of men operating independently, detached from the Company Headquarters;
 
 
 
 
2[(d) “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Force;]
 
 
 
 
(e) “Force” means the Bangladesh Rifles constituted under this Order;
 
 
(f) “officer” means a superior officer or a subordinate officer;
 
 
 
 
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Order;
 
 
 
 
(h) “Rifleman or Signalman” means a member of the Force other than an officer specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Article 6;
 
 
 
 
(i) “Sector Commander” means an officer of the rank of Deputy Director who commands a sector composed of two to four wings;
 
 
 
 
3[(j) “Special Court” means a Court constituted under Article 10AA;]
 
 
(k) “Special Summary Court” means a Court consisting of two superior officers and one subordinate officer, constituted by 4[the Director-General] and presided over by an officer not below the rank of Assistant Director;
 
 
 
 
(l) “subordinate officer” means an officer specified in Article 5(2);
 
 
 
 
(m) “superior officer” means an officer specified in Article 5(1);
 
 
 
 
(n) “unit” means a unit of the Force; and
 
 
 
 
(o) “wing” means any separate unit of the Force composed of several Companies;
 
 
 
 
(2) The expressions “reasons to believe”, “criminal force”, “assault”, “fraudulently” and “voluntarily causing hurt” shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).]
  • 1
    Sub-clauses (a) to (o) and clause (2) were substituted by section 2 of the Bangladesh Rifles (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XV of 1974)
  • 2
    Clause (d) was substituted by section 2 of the Bangladesh Rifles (Amendment) Act, 1975 (Act No. XL of 1975)
  • 3
    Clause(j) was substituted for Clause(j) of Article-2(1) by section 2 of the Bangladesh Rifles (Amendment) Act, 2010(Act No. XLVII of 2010).
  • 4
    The words “the Director-General” were substituted for the words “the Director” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Rifles (Amendment) Act, 1975 (Act No. XL of 1975)
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