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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) ‘Act’ means the Tripura Police Act 2007. (b) Headquarters Company means a unit performing administrative and other support functions of a State Armed Police Battalion; (c) ‘Insurgency’ includes waging of armed struggle by a group or a section of population against the State with a political objective including the separation of a part from the territory of India; 3 (d) ‘Internal Security’ means preservation of sovereignty and integrity of the State from disruptive and anti-national forces from within the State; (e) ‘Militant activities’ include any violent activity of a group using explosives, inflammable substances, firearms or other lethal weapons or hazardous substance in order to achieve its political objectives; (f) ‘Organised crime’ includes any crime committed by a group or a network of persons in pursuance of its common intention of unlawful gain by using violent means or threat of violence; (g) ‘Place of public amusement and public entertainment’ include such places as may be noticed by the State Government; (h) ‘Police District’ means the territorial area notified under Section 9 of this Act; (i) ‘Police Officer’ means a member of Tripura Police Service constituted under this Act; (j) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by Rules and Regulations made under this Act; (k) ‘Public place’ means any place to which the public have access and includes; (i) a public building and monument and precincts thereof ; and (ii) any place accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for purpose of recreation; (l) ‘Regulations’ mean regulations made under this Act; (m) ‘Rules’ mean rules made under this Act ; (n) ‘Service Companies’ mean units of State Armed police Battalions and District Armed Reserve which are deployed for law and order and other duties in support of civil police; (o) ‘Service’ means the police Service constituted under this Act; (p) ‘Subordinate Rank’ means all ranks below the rank of Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police’ 4 (q) ‘Terrorist activity’ includes any activity of a person or a group of person using explosives or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or noxious gases or other chemicals or any other substances of a hazardous nature with the aim to strike terror in the society or any section thereof, and with an intent to overawe the Government established by law; (r) ‘Village’ means Gram Panchayat and Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Village Committee area as defined in the respective Acts;