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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Act" means the Assam Police Act, 2007; (b) the words "Magistrate or the District" shall mean the Chief Officer charged with the executive administration of Magistrate and exercising the powers of the Magistrate, by whatever designation the chief officer charged with such executive administration is styled ; the word "Magistrate" shall include all persons within the general Police District, exercising all or any of the powers of a Magistrate; (c) "cattle" include cows, buffaloes, elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine; (d) "insurgency" includes waging of armed struggle by a group or a section of population against the state with a political objective including the separation of a part from the territory of India; (e) "organized crime" includes any crime committed by a group or network of persons in pursuance of its common intention of unlawful gain by using violent means or threat of violence; (f) "internal security" means preservation of sovereignty and integrity of the State from disruptive and anti-national forces from within the State; (g) "militant" activities shall include any violent activity of a group using explosives, inflammable substances, firearms or other lethal weapons or any hazardous substance in order to achieve its political objectives; (h) "property" shall include any movable property, money or valuable security; (i) "person" shall include a company or corporation; (j) "State Government" means the Government of Assam; (k) "Police District" means the territorial area notified under section 9 of Chapter II of this Act; (l) "Police Officer" means any member of Assam Police Force constituted under this Act; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (n) "public place" means any place to which the public have 3 access and includes,- (i) a public building and monument and precincts thereof; and (ii) any place accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for purposes of recreation; (o) "regulations" mean regulations made under this Act; (p) "rules" mean rules made under this Act; (q) "service companies" mean units of State Armed Police Branches and District Armed Reserve which are deployed for law and order and other duties in support of civil police; (r) "service" means the Police Service constituted under this Act; (s) "subordinate rank" means all ranks below the rank of Inspector of Police; (t) "terrorist activity" shall include any activity or a person or a group using explosives or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or noxious gases or other chemicals or any other substance of a hazardous nature with the aim to strike terror in the society or any section thereof, and with an intent to overawe the Government established by law: Provided that any publication, document or communication to promote terrorist activities shall be deemed as terrorist activity. (2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined specifically shall have the same meaning as provided in the General Clauses Act, 1897, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Assam General Clauses Act, 1915. Central Act No. 10 of 1897. Central Act No. 2 of 1974; Central Act No. 45 of 1860; Assam Act 2 of 1915 Chapter II Constitution and organization of the Police Force 4 One Police Force for the State