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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- ( a ) "Inspector of Lifts"means an officer appointed as such by the 1 [State] Government; (b) "icence"means a licence granted under section 5; ( c ) "Lift" means a hosting mechanism equipped with a 2 [car] which moves in a substantially vertical direction, is worked by power and is 3 [designed to carry passengers or goods or both]; 4 * * * * * * 5 [( d ) "Lift car" means the cage or car of a lift used whether for the conveyance of passengers or goods or both and includes the floor or platform, car framed, sling and enclosing body work but shall not include a hoist or lift to which the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948), applies]; ( e ) "Lift installation" includes the lift 6 [car], the lift way, the lift way enclosure and the operating mechanism of the lift and all ropes, cables, wires and plant, directly connected with the operation of the lift; ( f ) "Lift way" means the shaft in which the lift 7 [car] travels; ( g ) "Lift way enclosure" includes any permanent substantial structure surrounding or enclosing the lift way; ( h ) "Power" means any form of energy which is not generated by human or animal agency; ( i ) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules; ( j ) "Rules" means rules made under section 12.