Definitions.-

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “abet” with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes,- (i) the communication or association with any person with the actual knowledge or having reason to believe that such person is engaged in assisting in any manner, an organized crime syndicate; (ii) the passing on or publication of, without any lawful authority, any information likely to assist the organized crime syndicate and the passing on or publication of or distribution of any document or matter obtained from the organized crime syndicate; and (iii) the rendering of any assistance, whether financial or otherwise to the organized crime syndicate; (b) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974); (c) “Competent Authority” means the Competent Authority appointed under section 13; (d) “continuing unlawful activity” means an activity prohibited by law for the time being in force, which is a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment of three years or more, undertaken either singly or jointly, as a member of an organized crime syndicate or on behalf of such syndicate in respect of which more than one charge-sheets have been filed before a competent Court within the preceding period of ten years and that Court has taken cognizance of such offence; (e) “organized crime” means any continuing unlawful activity by an individual, singly or jointly, either as a member of an organized crime syndicate or on behalf of such syndicate by use of violence or threat of violence or intimidation or coercion or other unlawful means, with the objective of gaining pecuniary benefits, or gaining undue economic or other advantage for himself or any other person or promoting insurgency; (f) “organized crime syndicate” means a group of two or more persons, who acting either singly or collectively, as a syndicate or gang, indulge in activities of organized crime; (g) “Special Court” means the Special Court constituted under section 5. (h) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Rajasthan in the administrative department; (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code.