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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Dal" means Maharashtra Suraksha Dal constituted under section 3; (b) "Magistrate",- (i) in relation to a metropolitan area, means a Metropolitan Magistrate; and (ii) in relation to an area outside a Metropolitan area, means a Judicial Magistrate of the first class; (c) "Member of the Dal" means a person appointed to the Dal under this Act, other than a superior officer; (d) "Police Officer" means a Police Officer as defined in the 1Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951); (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "Rakshadhikari" means Rakshadhikari of the Dal and includes an Upa-Rakshadhikari of the Dal, appointed under section 4; (g) "subordinate officer" means a person appointed to the Dal as a Raksha Nirikshak, Raksha Upa-Nirikshak or a Jamadar; (h) "superior officer" means a person appointed under section 4; (i) "the Government" shall include both the State Government and Central Government. (2) Words and expressions used herein and which are defined in the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860), the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974) and the 2Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951), and not hereinbefore defined, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in these enactments.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) "<i>Dal</i>" means Maharashtra <i>Suraksha Dal</i> constituted under section 3;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> "Magistrate",-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>i</i>) in relation to a metropolitan area, means a Metropolitan Magistrate; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) in relation to an area outside a Metropolitan area, means a Judicial Magistrate of the first class;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) "Member of the <i>Dal</i>" means a person appointed to the <i>Dal</i> under this Act, other than a superior officer;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) "Police Officer" means a Police Officer as defined in the <sup>1</sup>Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951);<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) "<i>Rakshadhikari"</i> means <i>Rakshadhikari</i> of the <i>Dal</i> and includes an <i>Upa-Rakshadhikari</i> of the <i>Dal</i>, appointed under section 4;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) "subordinate officer" means a person appointed to the <i>Dal</i> as a <i>Raksha Nirikshak, Raksha Upa-Nirikshak</i> or a <i>Jamadar</i>;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) "superior officer" means a person appointed under section 4;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>i</i>) "the Government" shall include both the State Government and Central Government.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) Words and expressions used herein and which are defined in the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860), the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974) and the <sup>2</sup>Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951), and not hereinbefore defined, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in these enactments.<br>