In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Collector” means the Chief Officer in charge of Revenue Administration of the District and includes acting or officiating Collector and also any officer appointed by the Government to exercise the functions of the Collector;
(b) “Director/Chief Fire Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Government as Director/Chief Fire Officer of the Fire Service of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu;
(c) “Fire Fighting Property” includes
(i) lands and buildings used as Fire Stations;
(ii) fire fighting appliances, equipment, tools implements and things whatsoever used for fire fighting;
(iii) motor vehicles and other means of transport used in connection with the fire fighting;
(iv) uniforms and badges of rank.
(d) “Fire Station” means any post or place declared generally or specially by the Government to be the fire station;
(e) “Fire Force” means the Fire Force of Goa, Daman and Diu maintained under this Act;
(f) “Officer-in-Charge” of fire station includes, when Officer-in-charge is absent from the station or unable from illness or other cause to perform his duties, the fire officer present at the station who is next in the rank to such officer.
(g) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu.
(h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.