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(v) “Court” means the Court of a Magistrate of any Class or any other Court exercising Criminal jurisdiction; (vi) “Government” means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu; (vii) “Official Gazette” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Government Gazette; (viii) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (ix) “Probation Officer” means an officer appointed to be a Probation Officer under sub-section (1) of section 17; (x) “public place” includes a railway station and any open space to which for the time being the public have been or are permitted to have an access whether on payment or otherwise; (xi) “Receiving Centre” means an institution for the reception and temporary detention of beggars provided by the Government or certified to be such under sub-section (1) of section 12; (xii) “Superintendent” or “In-charge” means Superintendent or In-charge of a Receiving Centre or a Certified Institution, as the case may be. CHAPTER II Procedure for dealing with beggars and beggar offenders