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Definitions.—4[(1)] In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Force” means the Railway Protection Force constituted under section 3; 5[(b) “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Force appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4; (ba) “enrolled member of the Force” means any subordinate officer, under officer or any other member of the Force of a rank lower than that of under officer; (bb) “Force custody” means the arrest or confinement of a member of the Force in accordance with rules made under this Act;] (c) “member of the Force” means a person appointed to the Force under this Act 6* * *; 7[(ca) “passenger” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989); (cb) “passenger area” shall include railway platform, train, yard and such other area as is frequently visited by passengers;] (d) “prescribed” mean prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) “railway property” includes any goods, money or valuable security, or animal, belonging to, or in the charge or possession of, a railway administration; 8[(ea) “subordinate officer” means a person appointed to the Force as an Inspector, Sub-Inspector or an Assistant Sub-Inspector;]