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Definitions. – In this Act, – (a) “Confinement in a prison” – references to confinement in a prison, by whatever form of words, include references to confinement or detention in a prison under any law providing for preventive detention, (b) “Prison” includes – (i) any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail; or (ii) any reformatory, borstal institution or other institution of a like nature; 3(c) “State Government” in relation to a Union Territory, means the Administrator thereof.