Rule 2 - Definitions - Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of Chairperson and Members holding of meetings and provision for offices and officers) Rules, 2016

2. Definitions .- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. (a) Act means the Companies Act 2013 : (b) Authority means the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority constituted under sub-section (5) of section 125 of the Act : (c) Chairperson means the chairperson of the authority appointed under rule (5) of these rules: (d) Company means company as defined in sub-section (20) of section 2 of the Act and includes 'corresponding new bank' as defined in sub-section (d) of section 2 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and 'Transfer of Undertakings) Act. 1970 (5 of 1970) and clause (b) of section 2 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act. 1980 (40 of 1980): (e) Fund means the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established under section 125 of the Act : (f) Investor means any person, who has committed money in shares, or debentures, bond or deposits under a scheme or plan of a company registered under the Act: (g) Member means members of the Authority appointed under sub-section (6) of section 125 of the Act : and (h) Section means the section of the Act. (2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein but defined in the Act or in the Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Rules, 2014 , shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the said rules.