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Definition :

Public property, means any property, whether immovable or movable (including any machinery) which is owned by, or in the possession of, or under the control of--

(i) the Central Government; or

(ii) any State Government; or

(iii) any local authority; or

(iv) any corporation established by, or under, a Central, Provincial or State Act; or

(v) any company as defined in s. 617 of the Companies Act, 1956; or

any institution, concern or undertaking which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf. [Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (3 of 1984), s. 2 (b) (i)]