Definitions

Definitions :— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall be construed accordingly;
2. (b) "public place" means any place (including a road, street, way, arch, bridge, subway, drive, lane, square, court, alley or passage whether a thoroughfare or not and whether used by the public or not) to which the public have access;
3. (c) "public view" means anything visible to a person while present in or passing through a public place;
4. (d) "writing" includes printing, painting, decoration, lettering, ornamentation etc. produced by stencil, decoration or other means.