law: The Immigration (Carriers Liability) Act, 2000 
  2. Definitions.-
  1.     In
  
  this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 
  a.     "
  
  carrier" means a person who is engaged in the business of transporting
  
  passengers by water or air and includes any association of persons, whether
  
  incorporated or not, by whom the aircraft or the ship is owned or chartered;
  b.    "
  
  Competent Authority" means the civil authority appointed under sub-
  
  paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of the Foreigners Order, 1948 made under the
  
  Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946 ) or any other officer notified by the Central
  
  Government in this behalf;
  c.     "Prescribed"
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
  2.     Words
  
  and expressions not defined in this Act but defined in the Foreigners Act, 1946
  
  (31 of 1946) or the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34 of 1920) shall
  
  have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts.