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In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise,- (a) "Control Board" mean the Devdasi Practice Control and Eradication Board established under section 5 ; (b) "dedication" means the performance of any act or ceremony by whatever name called, by which a woman is dedicated, voluntarily or otherwise, to the service of a Hindu deity, idol, object of worship, temple or religious institution as Devdasi or Jogtin or by any other name ; (c) "Devdasi" means a woman dedicated to a Hindu deity, idol, object of worship, temple or religious institution, named as Devdasi, Jogtin or by any other name; (d) "Devdasi Prevention Officer" means an officer appointed under section 10 ; (e) "District Committee" means a District Devdasi Practice Control Committee or Committees constituted under section 8 ; (f) "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h) "temple" means a place by whatever name called dedicated to or used as a place of religious worship ; and (i) "woman" means a female human being of any age.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) "Control Board" mean the Devdasi Practice Control and Eradication Board established under section 5 ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> "dedication" means the performance of any act or ceremony by whatever name called, by which a woman is dedicated, voluntarily or otherwise, to the service of a Hindu deity, idol, object of worship, temple or religious institution as <i>Devdasi or Jogtin</i> or by any other name ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) "Devdasi" means a woman dedicated to a Hindu deity, idol, object of worship, temple or religious institution, named as <i>Devdasi, Jogtin</i> or by any other name; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) "<i>Devdasi</i> Prevention Officer" means an officer appointed under section 10 ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) "District Committee" means a District <i>Devdasi</i> Practice Control Committee or Committees constituted under section 8 ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) "temple" means a place by whatever name called dedicated to or used as a place of religious worship ; and <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> "woman" means a female human being of any age.<br>