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Dofia1tions~-In this Act. uo1.m there is anything npugnanl in the subject or context :.-- (a) -active duty" TDCXOS .- (i) the duty to rertore led pnrewo order in any arm in ths event o€ any disturbance t h d n ; (ii) the @ty at g a d s , piquet. patrol, spcorta to protrct life and pmpaty including arms, ~mmunitieo, cash an4 valuablm in any in the event of any disturbance therein ; (U) il) duty s t ootp~ts, tl.ttchments ar in tha ficld @lrct extremists. hostiles, cncmy or other persons ; and (iv) s c h other duty LP may be -#ad to iw active doty 4 the State Government or the Inrpoctor-Ocnenl : *ad the same shall be damod to have commenced on snd from the momon drco*ipt 0) a mamba of tho R i n ~ d t h r aQcr of m y r&n &oe to iader such duty or on receipt or any information from otbor source a b x t loot. arson or raid by extremists, hostiles, enemy or otbor persons ; (b) "Assistant Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State Government to be an Assistant Commandant of a Battalion of tho Riflesz ~ b o may beassigned withthc duties of an Adjutant. Quarter- master or Company Commander by the Commandant ; (0) "Close arrest" meam co~finsment within the Line or a detach- mch1.01 a post or quarter guard building or teut under charge of a . : q m d ; (d) '.Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State Government tope a Commandant of a Batlalion of the Rifles ; (8: .'Deputy Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State Government to be tho Se:ond-in-Command of a Battalion of tbs Rifles ; If) "Drputy Irspqtor-tor-Ocneral" means a Deputy Inspector-General of '.I . . '~'-Poi~cc;~ripur~'who >. has been empowered by the Stale Government to do the duties relating10 regulation of the Rifles and to cxucise powers sod functions under this Act : (k).:'~&lltd- Follbwcr" means any person appointed to do the work 'of dca&, m&lchi. water-carrier. incis-krvadt, ward-boy, washer- ' '' man. cobbler, barber, sweeper, helper or cleaner ; @) ' "Inspector-Genefal" means tho lespector-PJcneral of Police, Tripvra ; (i) "Mcmberofthe Rifles'; mcsnsa person rho has been appointed to the Rifles by the Inspector-General or, as th: case may be. by the Commandant and includes n svbordinate Olficcr, a Riflemao, ad Enrolled EoUowcr and a person eppointed in subordinate rank under tho Police Act, 1861 or in Dcfmoe Service Or a paramilitary persoand. parted to the Rifles on deputation in such ranks ; (f) ' ; ' ~ d b Subcdar" mans a pason sppointod by Ute Commandant to be a Naib Subednt who may be a d m e d with the duties of tba . . .. Platoon Commander or wjth such other duties as may bo speciticd by tho Commandant from time to time ; - e) : :'lOpsa anmar'. mslno ennEnoment witbin tho prceindr of m y barracks, lina or camp for tho time being mupied by any part of .. . tbqRifle ; - . (l)'~*R&ribd" meam prescs$?d by r u w m o uDdr this Act ; . ' . . (m) '.Quart- Guard" means a bvilding or tent undcr gmrd within the prsoinct d t h c Headquarters or a Batlalion, Company orPl.atyn of the ~iflca orcd permanently or temporarily for the g o ccus!.o4y of arms, ammunition, munitions and clsb or for the imprisonment, delention or custody of tlie meniberr .rf rha Rifles arcusid of or cwvicted for any offen& under thr Act or &a A& ; . . (0) *.Rifleman" means a pzrton appointed as; ~iflemb!; by the Commandant and iuclvdrs a Havildar. Naik and ~ a n $ , e ~ i i k ; (0) ~'Statt Government" meims the Government of Tripura. (p) -'~ubordinato Offirrr" means a member d the Rifles who is of 16s rank of ShbcUar or Naib Subrdar; . , . . . ' (q) "Suheda?' me.& a ptrson appointed by tho inspector.~encyql to he a Subedar who may be assignad with tbe duties of :th= &:<nd- in.Command of a Company or.wiih such other duties a% be spsificd by tqc Inspector-General from time to time and inel"da a person who may be transferred by the lnspcctor-%era1 to 4 1 a post of Subodat on deputation from amdugst the Iiispscto~ of Polico, Tripura; . . .(r) "Superlor Officer" in relation to any mcmkr of the Rifles, mranr ( i ) any officor of a rank which is higher than that 6fsliih hi&r; nod . , ~ : .. . (ii) a Commandant: Deputy Commandant or &&lint &?ombaa. &lot; (5) "the Rifler" means tte Tripura State Rifles; (t) the expression "assadt", '.Cii oioal force". "fraud~!cntly"~ '.rearon to bclivc" and '.voluntariiy cau~iaig hurt" shall have ihc tame qaoinps 8s assigned to them respectively in the I n d b Pcoal ' Code ( ~ c t XLV of 1860)'; , - ... . . (a) All words a d oxpmsiow ocd and not dcfind in this Act:%ut defined in the Indian Petlal Codcs&lI have the mcaaidg 8s- to them in that code. : . ; .. . , . .. . CHAPTER-II . . COXSTLTUTIOX OF THE RIFLES AND GENERAL DUTlBS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RIFLES