2. Interpretation. -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Act” means the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959);
(b) “Appellate authority” means the appellate authority referred to in rule 5;
(c) “Authority” or “officer” means, except where otherwise specifically provided in these rules, the District Magistrate or such other officer as may, from time to time, be notified in the official Gazette by the Central Government;
(d) “Company” has the same meaning as that assigned to it in the explanation under Section 33;
(e) “Dealer” means a person who, by way of trade or business, manufactures, converts, repairs, proves, tests, sells, exports, imports or transfers or keeps for sale, repair or test arms or ammunition;
(f) “District Magistrate” includes-
(i)* * * Omitted by G.S.R. No. 947 dated 24-1-1973.
(ii) In relation to any district or part thereof, an Additional District Magistrate or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Government of the State concerned;
(iii) In relation to a Union Territory, any officer specially empowered by the Central Government in this behalf;
(iv) In relation to the tribal areas of Assam, specified in Part B of the Table appended to para 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, a Political Officer; and
(v) In relation to the suburbs of Calcutta, as defined by notification issued from time to time by the Government of West Bengal in their Official Gazette under the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866 (Bengal Act II of 1866), the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta and a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, nominated by the State Government in this behalf,
(k) “Form” means a form as set out in Schedule III;
(h) “Port” includes an airport;
(i) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these rules;
(j) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(k) “Sub-Divisional Magistrate” includes Additional Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Officer and Additional Sub-Divisional Officer.
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