law: Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 
  3. Definitions
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,-
  a.  
  
    “Administrative
  
  Member” means a member of the Tribunal who is not a Judicial Member within the
  
  meaning of clause (g);
  b.  
  
    “application”
  
  means an application made under sub-section (2) of section 14;
  c.  
  
    “appointed
  
  day” means the date with effect from which the Tribunal is established by
  
  notification under section 4;
  d.  
  
    “Bench”
  
  means a Bench of the Tribunal;
  e.  
  
    “Chairperson”
  
  means the Chairperson of the Tribunal;
  f.  
  
    “court
  
  martial” means a court martial held under the Army Act, ‘1950 (46 of 1950) or
  
  the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) including the disciplinary courts constituted
  
  under the Act or the Air Force Act, 1950; (45 of 1950)
  g.  
  
    “Judicial
  
  Member” means a member of the Tribunal appointed as such under this Act, and
  
  includes the Chairperson, who possesses any of the qualifications specified in
  
  sub-section (2) of section 6;
  h.  
  
    “Member”
  
  means a member (whether Judicial or Administrative) of the Tribunal and
  
  includes the Chairperson;
  i.  
  
    “military
  
  custody” means the arrest or confinement of a person according to the usages of
  
  the service and includes naval or air force custody;
  j.  
  
    “notification”
  
  means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
  k.  
  
    “prescribed”
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  l.  
  
    “President”
  
  means the President of India;
  m.  
  
    “rules”
  
  means the rules made under this Act;
  n.  
  
    “service”
  
  means the service within or outside India;
  o.  
  
    “service
  
  matters”, in relation to the persons subject to the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950)
  
  the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) and the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950) mean
  
  all matters relating to the conditions of their service and shall include-
   
  
   i.  
  
    remuneration
  
  (including allowances), pension and other retirement benefits;
  tenure,
  
  including commission, appointment, enrolment, probation, confirmation,
  
  seniority, training, promotion, reversion, premature retirement,
  
  superannuation, termination of service and penal deductions;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    summary
  
  disposal and trials where the punishment of dismissal is awarded;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    any
  
  other matter, whatsoever, but shall not include matters relating to-
   
  
   i.  
  
    orders
  
  issued under section 18 of the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) sub-section (1) of
  
  section 15 of the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) and section 18 of the Air Force
  
  Act, 1950; (45 of 1950) and
   
  
   ii.  
  
    transfers
  
  and postings including the change of place or unit on posting whether
  
  individually or as a part of unit, formation or ship in relation to the persons
  
  subject to the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) and
  
  the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950);
   
  
   iii.  
  
    leave
  
  of any kind;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    summary
  
  court martial except where the punishment is of dismissal or imprisonment for
  
  more than three months;
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   “summary
  
  disposals and trials” means summary disposals and trials held under the Army
  
  Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) and the Air Force Act,
  
  1950 (45 of 1950)
  q.  
  
   “Tribunal’:
  
  means the Armed Forces Tribunal established under section 4.