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Definitions. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Customary Courts” means and includes Village Courts, Subordinate District Customary Courts and District Customary Courts constituted under Chapter IVA of these Rules; (b) “Deputy Commissioner” in these Rules, except where the contrary appears from the context, includes Additional, Additional Deputy Commissioner, as and when appointed, and shall also include officers designated as Deputy Commissioner, (Judicial) and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), as and when appointed to administer Criminal and Civil Justice under these Rules; (c) “Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner” in these Rules shall mean and include officers appointed as such to exercise powers assigned under these Rules and shall also include Officers designated as Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner (Judicial) as and when appointed, to administer Criminal and Civil Justice under these Rules; (d) “Governor” means the Governor of Nagaland; (e) “High Court” means the Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura); (f) “Official Gazette” means the Nagaland Gazette; (g) “Notification means notification published in the Official Gazette; (h) “Scheduled Tribe or Tribes” means such tribe or tribes as are specified by order or orders made by the President of India and as may be modified by law made by Parliament from time to time, in so far as it relates to the State of Nagaland; (i)’Village” means and includes an area recognised as a Village by the State Government. (ii) Words and expressions appearing in the Rules and not defined but defined in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. or the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as the case may he, have the same meanings respectively assigned in the said Acts, unless the context otherwise requires.