[The phrase other rank” was probably intended to be other rank”.] “an “any includes army, air force and naval force, as well as medical service; “military” court”, with reference to a military court of Namibia, means any court or officer “military deriving jurisdiction from the Code or from an officer to try persons subject to the Code who are charged under the Code with offences and to impose punishment; means the Minister responsible for National Defence; “Minister” means the Ministry charged with the administration of affairs relating to National “Ministry” Defence; officer”, in relation to the Defence Force, means a member of that Force of “non-commissioned a rank below a commissioned rank, and includes a warrant officer, but does not include a private; in relation to the Defence Force, means a person on whom a commission has been “officer”, conferred under section 21; means an order made under this Act; “order” force” means a force of a country or state other than Namibia; “other rank” means a person other than an officer; “other Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; “Permanent Force” means the Namibian Police Force established by section 2 of the Police Act; “Police Act” means the Police Act, 1990 (Act No. 19 of 1990); “Police in relation to any force, includes, for the purposes of sections 27, 28 and 29, persons “portion”, belonging to that force who are - (a) of or below or above a prescribed age; or (b) engaged in a prescribed profession, trade, occupation or calling or in a profession, trade, occupation or calling other than a prescribed profession, trade, occupation or calling; or (c) resident in a particular area; except for the purposes of the Code, means - “prescribed”, (a) in relation to any matter affecting the conditions of service (including conditions relating to salaries, pay and allowances) of members of the Defence Force or any auxiliary services, medical service or reserve force established or designated under this Act, recommended by the Public Service Commission in terms of this Act; and (b) in relation to any other matter, prescribed by regulation; address”, in relation to a person, means the address of that person as notified from “registered time to time to the proper authority in terms of this Act; means a regulation made under this Act; “regulation”
[The phrase “an other rank” was probably intended to be “any other rank”.] “military” includes army, air force and naval force, as well as medical service; “military court”, with reference to a military court of Namibia, means any court or officer deriving jurisdiction from the Code or from an officer to try persons subject to the Code who are charged under the Code with offences and to impose punishment; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for National Defence; “Ministry” means the Ministry charged with the administration of affairs relating to National Defence; “non-commissioned officer”, in relation to the Defence Force, means a member of that Force of a rank below a commissioned rank, and includes a warrant officer, but does not include a private; “officer”, in relation to the Defence Force, means a person on whom a commission has been conferred under section 21; “order” means an order made under this Act; “other force” means a force of a country or state other than Namibia; “other rank” means a person other than an officer; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; “Police Force” means the Namibian Police Force established by section 2 of the Police Act; “Police Act” means the Police Act, 1990 (Act No. 19 of 1990); “portion”, in relation to any force, includes, for the purposes of sections 27, 28 and 29, persons belonging to that force who are - (a) of or below or above a prescribed age; or (b) engaged in a prescribed profession, trade, occupation or calling or in a profession, trade, occupation or calling other than a prescribed profession, trade, occupation or calling; or (c) resident in a particular area; “prescribed”, except for the purposes of the Code, means - (a) in relation to any matter affecting the conditions of service (including conditions relating to salaries, pay and allowances) of members of the Defence Force or any auxiliary services, medical service or reserve force established or designated under this Act, recommended by the Public Service Commission in terms of this Act; and (b) in relation to any other matter, prescribed by regulation; “registered address”, in relation to a person, means the address of that person as notified from time to time to the proper authority in terms of this Act; “regulation” means a regulation made under this Act;
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