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Commanding Officer, used in relation to a person subject to this Act, means the officer for the time being in command of the unit or detachment to which such person belongs or is attached. [Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), s. 4 (xv)]when used in any provision of this Act, with reference to any separate portion of the regular army or to any department thereof, means the officer whose duty it is under the regulations of the regular Army, or in the absence of any such regulations, by the custom of the service, to discharge with respect to that portion of the regular Army or that department, as the case maybe, the functions of a commanding officer in regard to matters of the description referred to in that provision. [Army Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), s. 3 (v)]'Commanding officer', used in relation to a person subject to this Act, means an officer for the time being in command of a unit or any separate portion of the Force to which such person belongs or is attached. [Indo-Tibetan Border Polic...
Commandant
Commandant, when used in any provision of this Act with reference to any unit of the Force, means the officer whose duty it is under the rules to discharge with respect to that unit, the functions of a Commandant in regard to matters of the description referred to in that provision. [Border Security Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), s. 2 (1) (f)]1. The authoritative order of judge or magisterial officer. 2. The offence of inducing another to commit a crime, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Commanding
Exercising authority actually in command as a commanding officer...
CO
CO 1 commanding officer 2 conscientious objector 3 corrections officer ...
Convoy
Convoy, ships of war which accompany merchantmen in time of war, to protect them from the attacks of the enemy. There are five things essential to sailing with convoy:-viz. (1) It must be with a regular convoy under an officer appointed by government; (2) it must be from the place of rendezvous appointed by government; (3) it must be a convoy for the voyage; (4) the mater of the ship must have sailing instructions from the commanding officer of the convoy; (5) the ship must depart and continue with the convoy till the end of the voyage, unless separated by necessity. See (English) Naval Discipline Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 109), and s. 46 of the (English) Naval Prize Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 25), by which the master of a ship deserting a convoy is liable to a penalty of 500l. and one year's imprisonment. See Hall or Wheaton on International Law....
Ship's agent
Ship's agent. The Naval Agency and Distribution Act, 1864, provides for the appointment of an agent by the commanding officer of each of His Majesty's ships to act for the ship with respect to salvage, bounty, prize, etc. (ss. 4-12). The ship's agent receives 2' per cent. of any such money distributed among the officers and crew. He may not be a solicitor, proctor, attorney, or employed by the Crown, and is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the High Court of Admiralty. See also (English) Naval Prize Act, 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. 5, c. 30)....
CO
CO 1 commanding officer 2 conscientious objector 3 corrections officer ...
Marshal or Mareschal
Marshal or Mareschal, primarily denotes an officer who has the care or command of horses.An officer called a marshal attends each judge on the assizes (being paid by the Treasury two guineas a day during the continuance of the circuit). tHe Office is now practically a sinecure, but formerly the marshal made abstracts of indictments, and received records for trials, etc. The judge appoints his marshal and pays his travelling and other expenses during the time he resides with him. See (English) Jud. Act, 1873, s. 77; see now (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 226(4)....
Capitulation
Capitulation [fr. Capitulo, Lat., to treat upon terms; fr. Capitulum, a little head or division], the treaty which determines the conditions under which a besieged place is surrendered to the commanding officer of the besieging army; (2) an agreement by which the prince and the people, or those who have the right of the people, regulate the manner of government.--An arrangement between states providing certain immunities for or reserving jurisdiction over subjects of one state within the territory of another. See the (English) Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 37), Preamble....
Flagship
The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant...
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