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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- [(i) "Authority" or "Authorities" means the Police Complaints Authority established at the State level and at the District level, respectively, under Section 17E; (ia) "Board" means the Police Establishment Board constituted under Section 17C;] [(ib)] "cattle" shall, besides horned cattle, include elephants, camels, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats and swine; [(ic) "Commission" means the State Security Commission constituted under Section 17A;] (ii) "District Magistrate" shall mean the officer charged with the executive administration of a district and invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the first class, by whatever designation such officer is styled; 1(iia) "Government" means the Government of Kerala;] (iii) "place of public resort" shall include any place whether public or private, open or enclosed, to which the public are admitted for purposes of recreation, diversion, amusement, entertainment, refreshment or relaxation; (iv) "police" shall include all persons by whatever name known who exercise any police functions in any part of the State of Kerala and "police officer" means any member of the police force; [(iva) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;] (v) "property" shall include money, valuable security and all property, whether movable or immovable; (vi) "public place" means any place to which the public have access, whether as of right or not, and shall include every public building and monument and the precincts thereof; (vii) "special police officer" means a special police officer appointed under Section 11; (viii) "street" shall include any road, foot-way, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, to which the public have permanently or temporarily a right of access; (ix) "subordinate police" shall mean all police officers below the rank of an Inspector; (x) "superior police" shall mean all police officers of and above the rank of an Inspector; (xi) "vehicle" shall include every wheeled conveyance capable of being used on the streets. (2) Words and expressions used and not defined in this Act, but defined in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Codes. [(3) In the application of the provisions of this Act to any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed by Government, references to the Superintendent of Police contained therein shall be construed as references to the Commissioner of Police.] Inserted by Act 21 of 2007, published in K. G. Ext. No. 1821 dt. 06/10/2007 (w.e.f. 07/04/2007). Clause (i) renumbered as clause (ib) by Act 21 of 2007, published in K. G. Ext. No. 1821 dt. 06/10/2007 (w.e.f. 07/04/2007). Inserted by Act 3 of 1963.