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In the principal Act, in Section 2,- (i) in clause (a), for the words, punctuation mark, bracket and figures "under section 4 of the Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861)", the words, punctuation mark, bracket and figures "under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Assam Police Act, 2007 (Assam Act No. XX of 2007)" shall be substituted; (ii) after clause (a), the following new clause (aa) shall be inserted, namely:- " (aa)" Fire and Emergency Services" means the Services essential for hazard response in all types of disasters and emergency situations, both natural and man-made, caused by fire, earthquake, landslides, flood and erosion, drought emergency, chemical and biological mishaps, bomb explosions, major accidents in road, air and water, hostage situation etc;". In the principal Act, in section 4, for the words and punctuation mark "of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Assam”, the words and punctuation mark "not below the rank of Inspector General of Police, Assam" shall be substituted. 27 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 7, 2013 Amendment of section 9