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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Definitions, subject or context,— (a) "Hindu" includes a Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Santal, Adibasi, a follower of Arya or Brahma Samaj or a convert to Hinduism or any other person habi- tually professing himself to be a Hindu; (b) "Local authority" means a local authority as defined in clause (23) of section 3 of the Bengal General Clauses Act, 1899, other than a cantonment authority or the Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta; (c) "place of public amusement" means any place, enclosure, building, tent, booth or other erection, whether permanent or temporary, where music, singing, dancing or any diversion or game, or the means of carrying on the same, is provided and to which the public are admitted either on payment of money or with the intention that money may be collected from those admitted and includes a fair, mela, race-course, circus, cinema, theatre, music hall, billiard-room, bagatelle-room, gymnasium or fencing school, and a stadium, stand or gallery from where any game or show is watched; (d) "place of public entertainment" means any place, whether enclosed or open, to which the public are admitted, and where any kind of food or drink is supplied for consumption on the premises for the profit or gain of any person owning or having an interest in or managing such place, and includes a refreshment room, eating house, coffee house, tea shop, boarding house, lodging house and hotel; Price—Indian, annas 4; English, 6d. 2 The West Bengal Hindu Social Disabilities Removal Act, 1948. [West Ben. Act (Section 3.) (e) "shop" means any premises where goods are sold either by retail or wholesale or both and includes a laundry, a hair cutting saloon or such other place where services are rendered to customers; (f) "temple" means a place, by whatever name known, which is dedicated to, or for the benefit of, or used as of right by, the Hindu community in general as a place of public religious worship, and includes subsidiary shrines and mantapams attached to such place; and (g) "worship" means such religious service as the bulk of worshippers at a temple may offer. Equality of rights of all castes and class of Hindus.