2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-(a) “Armed Policeman” means a member of the Force other than an officer; ¹[(aa) Armed Personnel” means an Armed Policeman;](b) “battalion” means a full unit composed of several companies of the Force commanded by a Commanding Officer;(c) “Commanding Officer” means an officer commanding a battalion or a body of Armed Policemen;(d) “company” means a sub-unit composed of several platoons forming part of a battalion; ²[(dd) “discipline force” means-(i) the army, navy or air force;(ii) the police force;(iii) any other force declared by law to be disciplined force or declared by the Government, by notification in the official Gazette, to be disciplined force within the meaning of this definition.](e) “Force” means the Armed Police Battalions constituted under section 3;(f) “officer” means a superior officer or a subordinate officer;(g) “platoon” means a body of Armed Policemen composed of a number of sections commanded by a subordinate officer;(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; ³[(hh) “Rapid Action Battalion” means a Rapid Action Battalion raised under this Ordinance;](i) “Second-in-Command” means an officer posted to assist the Commanding Officer or an officer in command of an Armed Police Battalion during the absence of the Commanding Officer;(j) “Section” means a group of Armed Policemen commanded by a subordinate officer;(k) “Special Court” means,-(i) in the case of an offence committed by a superior officer, a Court consisting of the Additional Inspector General of Police and another officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police, constituted by the Government upon the recommendation of the Inspector General of Police, presided over by the Additional Inspector General of Police and assisted by the Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Superintendent of Police authorised in this behalf by Inspector General of Police or any Court Inspector:Provided that if the accused person is an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police, the other officer of the Court shall be of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, and(ii) in the case of an offence committed by a subordinate officer or an Armed Policeman, a Court consisting of an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police to be nominated by the Inspector General of Police and another officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Police, constituted by the Inspector General of Police, presided over by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police and assisted by a Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Superintendent of Police authorised in this behalf by the Inspector General of Police or any Court Inspector:Provided that if the accused person is an officer of the rank of Inspector of Police, the other officer of the Court shall be of the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police;(l) “subordinate officer” means an Inspector or Sub-Inspector of Police;(m) “Summary Court” means,-(i) in the case of an offence committed by a superior officer, a Court consisting of a Deputy Inspector General of Police and another officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police, constituted by the Additional Inspector General of Police and presided over by the Deputy Inspector General of Police:Provided that if the accused person is an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police, the other officer of the Court shall also be of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police; and(ii) in the case of an offence committed by a subordinate officer or an Armed Policeman, a Court consisting of the Commanding Officer of the battalion concerned and another officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Police, constituted by the Additional Inspector General of Police and presided over by the said Commanding Officer:Provided that if the accused person is an officer of the rank of Inspector of Police, the other officer of the Court shall be of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police;(n) “superior officer” means an officer of and above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. (2) The expressions “reason to believe”, “criminal force”, “assault”, “fraudulently” and “voluntarily causing hurt” shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Penal Code (Act No. XLV of 1860).