Dofia1tions~-In this Act. uo1.m there is anything npugnanl in the

subject or context :.--

1. (a) -active duty" TDCXOS .-
   • (i) the duty to rertore led pnrewo order in any arm in ths event o€ any disturbance thdn ;
   • (ii) the @ty at gads, piquet. patrol, spcorta to protrct life and pmpaty including arms, ~mmunitieo, cash an4 valuablm in any in the event of any disturbance therein ;
2. (U) il) duty st ootp~ts, tl.ttchments ar in tha ficld @lrct extremists. hostiles, cncmy or other persons ; and
   • (iv) sch other duty LP may be -#ad to iw active doty 4 the State Government or the Inrpoctor-Ocnenl : *ad the same shall be damod to have commenced on snd from the momon drco*ipt 0) a mamba of tho Rin~ dthr aQcr of my r&n &oe to iader such duty or on receipt or any information from otbor source abxt

loot. arson or raid by extremists, hostiles, enemy or otbor persons ;

1. (b) "Assistant Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State Government to be an Assistant Commandant of a Battalion of tho Riflesz ~bo may beassigned withthc duties of an Adjutant. Quarter- master or Company Commander by the Commandant ;

1. (0) "Close arrest" meam co~finsment within the Line or a detach- mch1.01 a post or quarter guard building or teut under charge of a . : qmd;
   • (d) '.Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State Government tope a Commandant of a Batlalion of the Rifles ;

(8: .'Deputy Commandant" means a person appointed by tho State

Government

to be tho Se:ond-in-Command of a Battalion of tbs

Rifles ; If) "Drputy Irspqtor-tor-Ocneral" means a Deputy Inspector-General of '.I . . '~'-Poi~cc;~ripur~'who >. has been empowered by the Stale Government to do the duties relating10 regulation of the Rifles and to cxucise powers sod functions under this Act : (k).:'~&lltd- Follbwcr" means any person appointed to do the work 'of dca&, m&lchi. water-carrier. incis-krvadt, ward-boy, washer- ' ''

man. cobbler, barber, sweeper, helper or cleaner ;

@) ' "Inspector-Genefal" means tho lespector-PJcneral of Police, Tripvra ;

1. (i) "Mcmberofthe Rifles'; mcsnsa person rho has been appointed to the Rifles by the Inspector-General or, as th: case may be. by the Commandant and includes

n svbordinate Olficcr, a Riflemao,

ad Enrolled EoUowcr and a person eppointed in subordinate rank under tho Police Act, 1861 or in Dcfmoe Service Or a paramilitary persoand. parted to the Rifles on deputation in such ranks ;

1. (f) ' ;'~db Subcdar" mans a pason sppointod by Ute Commandant to be a Naib Subednt who may be admed with the duties of tba . . .. Platoon Commander or wjth such other duties as may bo speciticd by tho Commandant from time to time ;
   • • e) : :'lOpsa anmar'. mslno ennEnoment witbin tho prceindr of my

barracks, lina or camp for tho time being mupied by any part of

.. . tbqRifle ;

• • . (l)'~*R&ribd" meam prescs$?d by ruwmo uDdr this Act ; . ' . .

1. (m) '.Quart- Guard" means a bvilding or tent undcr gmrd within the

prsoinct dthc Headquarters or a Batlalion, Company orPl.atyn of

the ~iflca orcd permanently or temporarily for the go ccus!.o4y of

arms, ammunition, munitions and clsb or for the imprisonment,

delention or custody of tlie meniberr .rf rha Rifles arcusid of or cwvicted for any offen& under thr Act or &a A& ; . .

1. (0) *.Rifleman" means a pzrton appointed as; ~iflemb!; by the Commandant and iuclvdrs a Havildar. Naik and ~an$,e~iik;
2. (0) ~'Statt Government" meims the Government of Tripura.
   • (p) -'~ubordinato Offirrr" means a member d the Rifles who is of 16s rank of ShbcUar or Naib Subrdar; . ,... '
   • (q) "Suheda?' me.& a ptrson appointed by tho inspector.~encyql to he a Subedar who may be assignad with tbe duties of :th= &:<nd- in.Command of a Company or.wiih such other duties a% be spsificd by tqc Inspector-General from time to time and inel"da a person who may be transferred by the lnspcctor-%era1 to 41 a post of Subodat on deputation from amdugst the Iiispscto~ of Polico, Tripura; . . .(r) "Superlor Officer" in relation to any mcmkr of the Rifles, mranr
     • (i) any officor of a rank which is higher than that 6fsliih hi&r; nod . , ~ : .. .
     • (ii) a Commandant: Deputy Commandant or &&lint &?ombaa. &lot;
3. (5) "the Rifler" means tte Tripura State Rifles;
   • (t) the expression "assadt", '.Cii oioal force". "fraud~!cntly"~ '.rearon

to bclivc" and '.voluntariiy cau~iaig hurt" shall have ihc tame

qaoinps 8s assigned to them respectively in the Indb Pcoal ' Code (~ct XLV of 1860)'; , - ... . .

1. (a) All words ad oxpmsiow ocd and not dcfind in this Act:%ut defined in the Indian Petlal Codcs&lI have the mcaaidg 8s- to them in that code. : . ; .. .,. .. . CHAPTER-II . . COXSTLTUTIOX OF THE RIFLES AND GENERAL DUTlBS OF

THE MEMBERS OF THE RIFLES