Definitions.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Commissioner of Police” means Police Commissioners of all the Commissionerates in the State of Telangana. (b) “Government” means the State Government of Telangana. (c) “Malpractice” includes dishonesty, cheating, impersonation and obstruction in allowing free choice for shopping or stay or travel arrangement etc., (d) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. (e) “Tourist or Traveller” means any person or group of persons including pilgrims who visit or visits Telangana from any part of India or outside India; (f) “Touting” includes enticing, misguiding or coercing for shopping, accommodation, transportation, sight-seeing or pestering for any particular premises, including the precincts thereof, any person, establishment, dealer or manufacture for personal consideration; Explanation – Whoever loiters around airports, railway stations, bus stands, markets or any other places frequented by tourists and travellers with the intention of offering any unsolicited service to the tourist and traveller pestering or coercing him to use any such service and exhibits such conduct so as to show such intention like following, stalking, gesturing, arguing, communicating or otherwise drawing attention of tourists and travellers through words or gestures or placards or pamphlets thereby causing obstruction or annoyance to tourists and travellers in any manner causing discomfort to them and otherwise has no reasonable explanation for frequenting the said place will be committing the act of touting. (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Code.