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Definitions- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "abet", with its grammatical variations and congnate expressions, includes,- (i) the communication or association with any person with the actual knowledge or having reason to believe that such person is engaged in assisting in any manner, an organised crime syndicate; (ii) the passing on or publication of, without any lawful authority, any information likely lo assist the organised crime syndicate and the passing on or publication of or distribution of any document or matter obtained from the organised crime syndicate; and (iii) the rendering of any assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to the organised crime Syndicate; (b) "code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; (c) "Competent Authority" means the Competent Authority appointed under section 13; (d) "continuing unlawful activity" means an activity prohibited by law for the time being in force, which is a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment of three years or more, undertaken either singly or jointly, as a member of an organised crime syndicate or on behalf of such, syndicate in respect of which more than one charge-sheets have been field before a competent Court within the preceding period of ten years and that Court has taken cognizance of such offence; (e) "organised crime" means any continuing unlawful activity by an individual, singly or jointly, either as a member of an organised crime syndicate or on behalf of such syndicate, by use of violence or threat of violence or intimidation or coercion, or other unlawful means, with the objective of gaining pecuniary benefits, or gaining undue economic or other advantage for himself or any person or promoting insurgency; Note 1 The expression "organised" in 2 (e) is very important. It means a Crime done by a single person in a planned way, as well as, crime committed, with the help of others in an organised way. It presupposes that the criminal, before committing the Page 1 of 14 Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 11-08-11 http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/document/actandordinances/maharashtra1999... as, crime committed, with the help of others in an organised way. It presupposes that the criminal, before committing the crime, has obtained complete information regarding the economic as well as social status of the person against the crime of is committed. (f) "organised crime syndicate" means a group of two or more persons who, acting either singly or collectively, as a syndicate of gang indulge in activities of organised crime; (g) "Special Court" means the Special Court constituted under section 5. (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the code.