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Section 2. Definitions.

The West Bengal Prevention Of Defacement Of Property Act, 1976

Act no. 21 of 19761976In forceWest Bengal (State Act)

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “defacement” includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsover and the word “deface” shall be construed accordingly; (b) “property” includes any building, hut, structure, wall, tree, fence, post, pole or any other erection; (c) “writing” includes decoration, lettering, ornamentation, etc., produced by stencil.