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Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (1) "cattle" includes elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine; (2) “Corporation” means a Corporation constituted under 1[* * *] (Bom. III of 1888) the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LlX of 19-9), 2[* * *]; (3) the expression “competent authority” when used with the reference to the exercise of performance of any power, duty or function, under the provisions of this Act (C. P. & Berar II of 1950), means- (a) in relation to 3[to any area] for which a Commissioner of Police is appointed under Sec. 7, the Commissioner; (b) in relation to the areas other than those referred to in Cl. (a) the District Magistrate or the District Superintendent or the Additional Superintendent when especially empowered in that behalf by the State Government] ; 4[(c) in relation to a revenue division, the Revenue Commissioner;] (4) “constable” means a police officer of the lowest grade; (5) "district" means a territorial division constituting a district for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), but does not include 5[any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed under Sec. 7]; 6[5-A "eating-house" means any place to which the public are admitted, and where any kind of food or drink is supplied for consumption on the premises by any person owning or having an interest in or managing such place, and includes a refreshment-room, boarding-house, coffee-house or a shop where any kind of food or drink is supplied to the public for consumption in or near such shop but does not inc1ude “a place of public entertainment.”] (6)“Inspector-General, 7[Special Inspector-General], “Additional Inspector-General”, “Commissioner”, “Deputy Inspector-General”, “Deputy Commissioner”, “Assistant Commissioner”, ‘District Superintendent’, “Additional Superintendent”, “Assistant Superintendent” and “Deputy Superintendent” means respectively the Inspector-General of Police 8a Special Inspector-General of Police], 9[an Additional Inspector-General of Police], a Commissioner of Police including an Additional Commissioner of Police, a Deputy Inspector- General of Police,10[(including the Director of Police Wireless and Deputy Inspector-General of Police appointed under Sec. 8-A)] a Deputy Commissioner of Police an Assistant Commissioner of Police, a District Superintendent of Police 11[(including a Superintendent of Police appointed under Sec. 8-A or 22-A)], an Additional Superintendent of Police, an Assistant Superintendent of Police and a Deputy Superintendent of Police appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act; 1 The words "the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, or" were deleted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws State and Concurrent Subjects), Order, 1960. 2 The words "or the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948" were deleted, ibid. 3 These words were substituted for the words "Greater Bombay, and other areas", ibid . 4 Ins by Maharashtra Act II of 1960. 5 This portion was substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Bom 56 of 1959, Sec 3, Schedule. 6 Ins by Maharashtra Act No II of 1969. 7 Ins by Maharashtra Act XXIV of 1971. 8 Ins by Maharashtra Act XXIV of 1971. 9 Subs by Maharashtra Act 38 of 1961. 10 Ins by Mah Act XXIV of 1971 11 These words were substituted for the words "Greater Bombay, and other areas" by Mah Act 38 of 1961. 3 1[(7) "municipality" means a municipality or municipal borough established under any law for the time being in force in any part of the State, but does not include a Municipal corporation] ; 2[(7-A) "Municipal Corporation", in relation to the Municipal Corporation of the City of Nagpur, means the Chief Executive Officer by whatever name called ;) (8) "place'" includes a building, a tent, a booth or other erection, whether permanent or temporary, or any area whether enclosed or open; (9) "place of public amusement" means any place where music, singing dancing, or any diversion or game, or the means of carrying on the same, is provided and to which the public are admitted either on payment of money or with the intention that money may be collected from those admitted and includes a race course, circus, theatre, music hall, billiard room, bagatelle room, gymnasium, fencing school, swimming pool or dancing hall; 3[(10) "place of public entertainment" means a lodging-house. boarding and lodging-house or residential hotel, and includes any eating-house in which any kind of liquor or intoxicating drug is supplied (such as a tavern, a wine shop, a beer shop or spirit, arrack, toddy, ganja, bhang or opium shop) to the public for consumption in or near such place ;] (11) "Police officer" means any member of the Police Force appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act, and includes a special or an additional Police officer appointed under Sec. 21 or 22; (12) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules: (13) “public place” include the foreshore, the precincts of every public building or monument, and all places accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for the purpose of recreation; 4[(13-A) “Revenue Commissioner” means the Commissioner of a division appointed under Sec. 6-A of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879): (14) “rules” means made under this Act; (15) “street” includes any highway, bridge, way over a causeway, viaduct arch, quay or wharf or any road, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage accessible to the public, whether a thoroughfare or not; (16) “Subordinate ranks” means members of the Police Force below the rank of the Inspector; (17) “vehicle”means any carriage, cart, van, dray, truck, hand-cart or other conveyance of any description and includes a bicycle, a tricycle, a rickshaw, an automatic car, a vessel or an aeroplane. 1 This clause was substituted for the original, ibid, Sec 5 (4). 2 Clause (7A) was Ins by Bombay Act 34 of 1959. 3 Subs by Maharashtra Act II of 1969. 4 This clause was inserted by Bom 8 of 1958, Sec 3, Schedule. 4 Gujarat Amendment In Sec. 2 of Cl, (2), omit “the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act or” and “or the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948”. In Cl. 3, for “Greater Bombay, and other areas” substitute “to any area”. In Cl (5), omit “ but does not include Greater Bombay”. In Sec. 2, omit Cls. (5-A) and 7(7-A).1 In Sec. 2, Cl. (13-A) shall be deleted.2 CHAPTER II Superintendence, control and organization of the Police Force