In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order " means,-

(a) "Acid Attackers " means a person who commits or attempts or abets the commission of any offences under sections 326A and 326B of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860) and the Poisons Act, 1919 and Mysore Poisons Rules 1966;

(b) "bootlegger " means a person, who distills, manufactures, stores, transports, imports, exports, sells or distributes any liquor, intoxicating drug or other intoxicant in contravention of any of the provisions of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966) and the rules, notifications and orders made thereunder, or in contravention of any other law for the time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies any money or supplies any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance or any receptacle or any other material whatsoever in furtherance or support of the doing of any of the above mentioned things by or through any other person, or who abets in any other manner the doing of any such things;

(c) "detention order " means an order made under section 3;

(d) "detenue " means a person detained under a detention order;

(e) "Depredator of Environment " means a person who by any direct act or omission by which he derives for himself or for any other person pecuniary or commercial benefit, commits an offence under any law relating to protection of environment or rivers or under any law relating to sand mining from any place or under any law relating to quarrying or mining, or who commits or abets the commission of offences punishable under any law relating to conservation of forest or wildlife;

(f) "Digital Offender " means any person who knowingly or deliberately violates, for commercial purposes any copy right law in relation to any book, music, film, software, artistic or scientific work and also includes any person who illegally enters through the identity of another user and illegally uses any computer or digital network for pecuniary gain for himself or for any other person or commits any of the offences specified under section 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000);

(g) "drug-offender " means a person, who manufactures, stocks, imports, exports, sells or distributes any drug or cultivates any plant or docs any other thing in contravention of any of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Central Act XXIII of 1940), or the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (Central Act II of 1930) and the rules, notifications and orders made under either Act, or in contravention of any other law for the time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies any money in furtherance or support of the doing of any of the above mentioned things by or through any other person, or who abets in any other manner the doing of any such things;

(h) "gambler " means a person, who commits or abets the commission of any offence punishable under Chapter VII of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964) including an offence of gambling relatable to "matka " and punishable under the said Chapter;

(i) "goonda " means a person who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences punishable under Chapter VIII. Chapter XV, Chapter XVI Chapter XVII or Chapter XXII of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860);

(j) "immoral traffic offender " means a person who commits or abets the commission of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 (Central Act 104 of 1956);

(k) "land-grabber " means a person, who illegally takes possession of any land (whether belonging to Government, local authority or any other person) including tank bed or enters into, or creates illegal tenancies or leave and license agreements or any other agreement in respect of such lands; or who constructs unauthorized structures thereon for sale or hire, or gives such lands to any person on rental or leave and license basis for construction or use and occupation, of unauthorized structures or who knowingly gives financial aid to any person for taking illegal possession of such lands, or for construction of unauthorized structures thereon, or who collects or attempts to collect from any occupier of such lands, rent, compensation or other charges by criminal intimidation, or who evicts or attempts to evict any such occupier by force without resorting to the lawful procedure; or who abets in any manner the doing of any of the above mentioned things;

(l) "Money Launderer " means a person who by any direct act by which he derives pecuniary benefits for himself or for any other person commits or abets any of the offences specified in Part-A of the Schedule of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002;

(m) "Sexual predator " means a person, who commits or attempts or abets the commission of any offences under sections 376, 376A, 376B, 376C, 376D and 376E of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860), or offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO);

(n) "unauthorised structure " means any structure constructed without express permission in writing of the appropriate authority under, and in accordance with any law for the lime being in force in the area concerned;

(o) "Video or Audio pirate " means a person who commits or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences of infringement of copy right habitually for commercial gain, in relation to cinematograph film or a record embodying any part of the sound track associated with the film, punishable under the Copy Right Act, 1957 (Central Act XIV of 1957).