In section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989(24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),--
(a) after clause (26), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--
(26A) "officer authorised" means an officer authorised by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 179;
(b) in clause (34), after the words "service of a railway", the following shall be inserted, namely:--
"including member of the Railway Protection Force appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957(23 of 1957)".