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PLD 2021 Federal Statutes 638 PLD 2021 Federal Statutes 638 ACT XXX OF 2021 ANTI-RAPE (INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL) ACT, 2021 An Act to ensure expeditious redressal of rape and sexual abuse crimes in respect of women and children through special investigation teams and special Courts providing for efficacious procedures, speedy trial, evidence and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; [Gazette of Pakistan Extraordinary, Part I, 4th December, 2021] No. F. 22(3)/2021-Legis, dated 3.12.2021.---The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 1st December, 2021 is hereby published for general information:- It is hereby enacted as follows:- 2. Definitions.---(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "anti-rape crisis cell" is a cell appointed under section 4 of this Act; (b) "child" means any male or female, who has not attained the age of eighteen years; (c) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); (d) "Government" means the Federal Government; (e) "independent support adviser" means a person appointed, enlisted or recognized as such under section 11 of this Act; (f) "Schedule" means a Schedule annexed to this Act; and (g) "scheduled offences" means offences as set out in the Schedules against a "victim" or a "child" as defined in this Act; (h) "sex offender" means and includes any person convicted under sections 292A, 292B, 292C, 371A, 371B, 375, 375A, 376, 377, 377A, 377B of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860) or sections 21 and 22 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Act XL of 2016); (i) "special committee" means the Committee set up under section 15 of this Act; (j) "Special Court" means the Court established under section 3 of this Act; (k) "victim" means a woman or child who has been subjected to scheduled offences; Explanation.---It is clarified that where the Scheduled offences are committed against persons who do not qualify to be categorized as "victim" or "child" as defined under this Act, the offences shall be tried through procedure, rules of evidence and courts, functioning prior to this Act coming into effect. (2) All other terms and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the same meanings as are assigned thereto them in the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860) or in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), or the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. 10 of 1984).