In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,—
    (1) “Military Police-officer” means a person appointed to the Bengal Police Force under section 7 of Act V of 1861, who has signed the statement in the schedule to this act, in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
    (2) “active service” means service against hostile tribes or other persons in the filed:
    (3) “District Magistrate” includes a Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner in charge of a sub-division, and the Superintendent of the South Lushai Hill:
    (4) “Commandant” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Commandant of Military Police and includes a District Superintendent of Police and an Assistant District Superintendent of Police in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division:
    (5) “Second-in-Command” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Second-inCommand of Military Police, and includes an Assistant District Superintendent of Police not in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division: and
    (6) the expression “reason to believe,” “criminal force,” “assault,” “fraudulently” and “voluntarily causing hurt” have the meaning assigned to them respectively in the Indian Penal Code (XV of 1860).