Rule 2 - Definitions - National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) Rules, 1989

Definitions. 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,— (i) "Act" means the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959); (ii) [***] (iii) "cash" means cash in Indian currency; (iv) "certificate" means the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue); (v) [***] (vi) "corporation" means a corporation established by or under any law for the time being in force; (vii) [***] (viii) "form" means a form appended to these rules and also includes forms as prescribed by the Department of Posts; (ix) "Government Company" means a Company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); (x) "local authority" means a municipal corporation, munic ipal committee, district board, Body of Port Commissioners or other authority legally entitled to or entrusted by the Govern ment with the control or management of municipal or local fund; (xi) "old certificate" means a certificate issued under the Post Office Savings Certificates Rules, 1960, or the National Savings Certificates (First Issue) Rules, 1965, or the National Savings Certificates (IV Issue) Rules, 1970, or the National Savings Certificates (V Issue) Rules, 1973 or a bond issued under the National Development Bonds Rules, 1977, or the National Savings Certificates (VI Issue) Rules, 1981, or the National Savings Certificates (VII Issue) Rules, 1981, or the Social Security Certificates Rules, 1982, or the Kisan Vikas Patra Rules, 1988; (xii) "Post office" means any departmental post office in India doing savings bank work and such other post office as is authorised by the Department of Posts; (xiii) "Scheduled bank" means a bank for the time being included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934); (xiv) "trust" means a trust registered under any law for the time being in force.