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ACT VI OF 2003 ACT VI OF 2003 BALOCHISTAN PROSECUTION SERVICE (CONSTITUTION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS) ACT, 2003 An Act to reorganize and establish the Prosecution Service in the Province of Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary; 17th October, 2003] No.PAB/Legis: V(8)/2003, dated 17-10-2003.--The Balochistan Prosecution Service (Constitution, Functions and Powers) Bill, 2003, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 7th October, 2003 and assented to by the Governor of Balochistan is hereby published as an Act-of the Provincial Assembly. It is hereby enacted as follows:-- CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY 2. Definitions. ---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires; (a) "Advocate-General" means Advocate-General of Balochistan, appointed under Article 140 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973; (b) "Assembly" means the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan; (c) "Code" means the, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; (d) "District" means a district notified under the Balochistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act, XVII of 1967), and includes a City District or a Capital City District; (e) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (f) "Head of Investigation" means a 0police officer appointed as such in a Capital City District, City District or a District under Police Order, 2002 or any-law for the time being in force; (g) "investigation officer" means an officer of the law enforcement agency competent under the law to conduct investigation of offences within his territorial jurisdiction; (h) "law enforcement Agency" includes the Balochistan police and any other provincial law enforcement agency that may be notified by the Government as such; , (i) "Offence" means an offence as defined in the Code; (j) "Officer in-charge of a Police Station" means the police officer as defined in the Code, (k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act. (l) "Prosecutor General" means the Chief prosecutor of the Province responsible for the management of prosecution and control over prosecutors, appointed under subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act. (m) "Public prosecutor" means a prosecutor appointed by the Provincial Government in accordance with the Code; (n) "Public Service Commission" means the Balochistan Public Service Commission; (o) "Final Report" means final report as mentioned in section 173 of the Code; (p) "Rules" mean rules framed under the provisions of this Act; (q) "Service" means the Balochistan Pros6cution Service established under this Act consisting of- Prosecutor General, Additional Prosecutor General, Deputy Prosecutor General, Assistant Prosecutor General, District Public Prosecutor, Additional. District Public Prosecutor, Deputy and Assistant District Public Prosecutors and such other civil servants that the Government may appoint as Public Prosecutors.