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Deiinitions (1) In this Act, unless the coptext otherwise requires- (a) tlarmed forccs'' means tlne naval, militarp and air forces and includes ang other armed forces of the Union; (b) ''Chairperson'' means the Chairperson of the Commission or of the State Commission, as fhc case may be; (c) l'Commission'' means the National Human Rights Comm ission under section 3; ' t'human rights'' means the rights relating to life, Iibertg, equalitg and dignitp of the individual guaranteed bp the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in lndia. ' (e) ''Human Rights Court'' rneans the Human Rights Court specified under section 30; (f) 'tlnternational Covenants'' means thc International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Econom ic, Sociai arjd Cultural rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 16th * Amended vide Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act. 2006 (No. 43 of 2006). December, 1966 (and such othef Covenant or Convention 'adopted bg the General Assem blp ' of the United Nations as the Central Government mag: by notification, specifg''ll ; ''M em ber'' m eans a M em ber of the Comm ission or of the State Commission. as the case mag bez; (h) ''National Commissio'n for Minorities'' means the Nalional Commission for Minorities constitutcd uqder section 3 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992; (i) ''National Commission for the Scheduled Castes'' means the National Commission for the Scheduled 43 of 2006 Castes referred to in Article 338 of the Constitutionl; (ia) ''National Cornmission for the Scheduled Tribes'' means the National Commission for the Scheduled 43 of 2006 Tribesreferred toinArticle 338A of the Constitutionz ; (j) ''National Commission for Women'' means the National Commission for Women constituted pnder 20 of 1990 section 3 of the Nationai Com mission for W om en Act, 19904 (k) ''Notifïcation'' means a notification published in the . official Gazette; (I) ''Prescribed'' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; ' ''Public sewant'' shall have the m eaning assigned 45 of 1860 to it in section 2 1 of the Indian Penal Code; (n) ''State Commission'' means a Statc Human Rights Commission constituted under section 2 1. (2) Anv reference in this Act to a law, which is not in force in the State of Jamm u and Kashm ir, shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to a corresponding law, if anv, in force in that State. $ Alded bv Act 43 o/ 2006 2 Subs. bg Act 43 of 2006 2 CI-IAeT'ER 11 TH E N ATIO NA L H U M AN RIGH TS C O M M ISSIO N