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or intended to be used or adapted for causing or aiding in causing any explosion in or with any explosive, and any part of any such apparatus, machine or implement;

“firearm” means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or other missile and any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing, and includes any component part of any such weapon as aforesaid;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;

“offence under this Act” includes an offence under any regulations made under section 72;

“officer in charge of a division” means any police officer appointed as such and, when any officer so appointed is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer designated, under the authority of the Commissioner of Police, to act for him;

“periodical publication” includes every publication issued periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals, whether regular or irregular;

“police officer” includes an auxiliary police officer and a special police officer appointed in accordance with any written law for the time being in force;

“promoter”, in the case of an entertainment or exhibition promoted by a society, includes the secretary and officials of such society and, in the case of a society organised or having its headquarters outside Singapore, the officials in Singapore of such society;

“proprietor” includes the owner, tenant or other person in possession or control of premises and any person who receives payment for the use of premises;