In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) 'emergency' means a situation in which due to concerted action on the part of the people of any area to which this Regulation extends and with a view to hampering the administration in such area—
(i) a public officer, in the course of the discharge of his duties as such, is either prevented from visiting a place or having gone ( 2 2 9 ) 230 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II to a place is prevented from leaving that place for want of porters to carry the essential items of his baggage and equipment;
(ii) the movement of any police force, the Assam Rifles or any unit of the regular armed forces of the Union to deal with a breach of the peace, or any threat to law and order, is impeded for want of porters to carry their essential items of baggage and equipment; or
(lii) the movement of commodities, stores and equipment essential to the life of the community or to the maintenance of law and order or to the prevention of any threat to peace, is impeded for want of porters;
(b) 'public officer' means the Political Officer of an administrative unit of a tribal area, and includes any officer authorised by him in writing to act under this Regulation;
(c) 'road' means a road over which mechanically propelled vehicles can ordinarily ply;
(d) 'tribal area' means any of the tribal areas specified in Part B of the Table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution,