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In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "aboriginal tribe" means any of the following tribes or tribal communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and includes parts of, or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities, namely; Andamanese, Jarawas, Onges, Sentinelese, Nicobarese, and Shem Pens; (b) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; (c) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; (d) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (e) "pass" means a pass granted under section 7; and (f) "reserved area" means an area which the Chief Commissioner has, by notification under section 3, declared to be a reserved area.