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(c) "distribution" includes distribution by way of samples, whether free or otherwise; ( d) "Government" means the Government of Assam; ( e) "manufacture", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the manufacturing of all forms of chewing and smokeless tobacco and/or nicotine products,.. zarda, gutkha pan masala or any chewing materials having tobacco and/or nicotine as one of its ingredients, by whatever name called; (f) '<rules" means the rules framed under this Act; (g) "sale", with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means any transfer of property in goods by one person to another, whether for cash or on-credit, or by way of exchange, and whether wholesale or retail includes an agreement for sale, and offer for sale and exposure for sale; (h) "tobacco" means smokeless and chewing tobacco and tobacco products and includes leaves and other vegetative parts of Nicotina-Tabacum, commonly known as tambaku, dhapat, zarda or by any other name or names in all its variants in solid or any other form and all types of chewing and smokeless tobacco and tobacco products including gutkha, pan masala and other chewing material having tobacco as one of its ingredients, by whatever name called, tooth powder containing tobacco and any other prodµct which may be notified by the Government, for the purpose of this Act. (1) (2) (1) The Government may, by notification, authorize one or more persons who shall be competent to act under this Act. Every person authorized under sub-section (I), shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. No person shall engage in or purported to be engaged in all or any one of the following acts within the State of Assam:- (a) manufacturing of Zarda, Gutkha, Panmasala etc. containing tobacco and/or nicotine and various types of smokeless and chewing tobacco or any of its derivatives in any form; (b) advertisement of Zarda, Gutkha, Panmasala etc. containing tobacco and/or nicotine and various types of smokeless and chewing tobacco or any of its derivatives in any form; Central Act No. 45 of 1860 Offence Penalty Power of search and seizure