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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - a) "advertisement" means any printed, cyclostyled, typed or written notice, document, paper or any other thing containing any letter, word, picture, sign or visible representation; b) "Collector" means Collector .of the Kamrup (Metro) District or any other officer not below the rank of Extra Assistant Commissioner empowered by the Collector; c) "defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall be construed accordingly. d) "Government" means the Government of Assam. e) "place open -to public view" includes any private place or building, public offices, hut, monument, statue, water pipE3 line, structures, wall including compound wall, retaining wall, tree, fence post, pole or any othe1· erection or contrivance visible to a person beinn in, or passing along, any public place; Penalty for defacement of property Punishment for attempt to commit offence T) ··puo11c p1ace-- means any p1ace 1nc1uaing a roaa , street or way whether a thoroughfare _or not and a landing place to which the public are granted access or have a right to resort or over which they have a right to pass ; g) "writing" includes decoration, lettering, ornamentations, drawing caricature and other modes for representing or reproducing words or figures in ~isible form ;