12. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires " bank " means
| (a) any agency or institution acting on behalf of the Government (whether established under any written law or otherwise) which grants loans, advances or investments, or accepts deposits of money from the public; and |
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| (b) any other person or body of persons declared by the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance by Order published in the Gazette to be a bank for the purposes of this Act; |
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"cheating" has the same meaning as in the Penal Code; " co-operative society" means any society registered or ': deemed to be registered under the Co-operative Societies Law, No. 5 of 1972, or under any law in force for the time being in relation thereto; " co-operative union" means any union registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative-Societies Law, No. 5 of 1972, or under any law to force for the time being in relation thereto; "criminal breach of trust" has the same meaning as in the Penal Code; "dishonestly" has the same meaning as in the Penal Code; " falsification" has the same meaning as in the Penal. Code; " forgery " has the same meaning as in the Penal Code ; " mischief " has the same meaning as in the Penal Code;. "public corporation" means any corporation, board or' other body which was or is established by or under any written law other than the Companies Ordinance with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant, loan or otherwise ; "public property " means the property of the Government, any department, statutory board, public corpora-ration, bank, co-operative society or co-operative-union ;"robbery" has the same meaning as in the Penal Code; "theft" has the same meaning as in the Penal Code. |
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