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ACT XXIII OF 2014 ACT XXIII OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN BORSTAL INSTITUTIONS ACT, 2014 An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of Borstal Institutions in Balochistan and for the matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto 2. Definitions.---(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (a) "Act" means the Balochistan Borstal Institutions Act, 2014; (b) "Borstal Institution" means an institution established under section 3 of the Act, where juveniles may be detained and given education and training for their mental, moral and psychological development; (c) "Court" means a Juvenile Court or any other Court of competent Jurisdiction before whom a Juvenile is produced for inquiry or trial or which may pass or passed an order for conviction to a Juvenile accused in any offence. (d) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (d) "Incharge" means a person appointed by the Provincial Government as Incharge of Borstal Institution under section 5 of the Act; (e) "Inmate" means all those Juveniles who are placed and detained in a Borstal Institution by an order of the Court; (f) "Juvenile" means a person who at the time of commission of an offence has not attained the age of eighteen years and includes a child and youthful offender; (g) "Offence" means an offence punishable under any law for the time being in force; (h) "Ordinance" means the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000 (Ordinance No. XX II of 2000); (i) "Parole Officer" means a person appointed by Government to perform the function of Parole Officer in the Reclamation and Probation Department under the Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act, 1926 (Act No. X of 1926) and rules framed and in force for the time being; (j) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and (k) "Province" means the Province of Balochistan. (2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not herein defined in subsection (1) shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them in the Ordinance.