Section 2. I n this Act, unless there is something repug- Definitions. nant in the subject or contest,

2. I n this Act, unless there is something repug- Definitions. nant in the subject or contest,- ( 7 ) "electricity " illeludes galvanism, magnetism, magneto-electricity and electro-magnetism : (2) expressions defined in tlie Indian Telegraph s r r r or 1885. Act, 1885, hare tlie meanings assisned to them in that Act : (3)[purpose ][" ][includes any purpose except the ] transmission of a message : and (4) c c vessel " includes anything used for the con- veyance by water of human beings or of property. 3. I n either of the following cases, namely :- - (a) if a perso11 intends to undertake the business of supplying electricity, or - (b) if a person intends to use electricity for any public purpose, or in any public place, or in any place where there is likelihood of the public being affected, or in a place in which one hundred or more persons are likely to be assembled, or in a place which is a factory within the meaning of the Indian Factories Act, 1881, XP of 1881 the person shall, one week at least before com- rnencbg the supply or use, give notice of his intention to the District Magistrate or, in a presidency-town, to the Commissioner of Police.