law: Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 
  2. Definitions 
  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - 
  (a) "brothel" includes any house, room 5[,conveyance]
  
  or place or any portion of any house room, 5[,conveyance] or place,
  
  which is used for purposes 6[of sexual exploitation or abuse] for
  
  the gain of another person or for the mutual gain of two or more prostitutes;
   7  [( aa ) "child" means a
  
  person who has not completed the age of sixteen years;]
   5  [8[(b)] "corrective institution"
  
  means an institution, by whatever name called (being an institution established
  
  or licensed as such under section 21, in which 9[persons], who are
  
  in need of correction, may be detained under this Act, and includes a shelter
  
  where 10[ undertrials ] may be kept in
  
  pursuance of this Act;]
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   12  [(c) "magistrate" means a magistrate specified
  
  in the second column of the Schedule as being competent to exercise the powers
  
  conferred by the section in which the expression occurs and which is specified
  
  in the first column of the Schedule;]
   13  [(ca) "major" means a person who has completed
  
  the age of eighteen years;
  ( cb ) "minor" means a person
  
  who has completed the age of sixteen year but has not completed the age of
  
  eighteen years;]
  (d) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under
  
  this Act;
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   15  [16[(f) "Prostitution" means the
  
  sexual exploitation or abuse of persons forcommercial purposes and the
  
  expression "prostitute" shall be construed accordingly;]]
  (g) "protective home" means an institution, by
  
  whatever name called (being an institution established or licensed as such
  
  under section 21), in which 9[persons], who are in need of care and
  
  protection, may be kept under this Act 7[and where appropriate
  
  technically qualified persons, equipment and other facilities have been
  
  provided] but does not include- 
  ( i ) a shelter where 10[ undertrials ] may be kept in pursuance of this Act, or
  (ii) a corrective institution;
  (h) "public place" means any place intended for use
  
  by, or accessible to, the public and includes any public conveyance;
  ( i ) "special police officer"
  
  means a police officer appointed by or on behalf of the state Government to be
  
  in charge of police duties within a specified area for the purpose of this Act;
  
  
   17  [(j) "trafficking police officer" means a police
  
  officer appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (4) of section
  
  13.]