Rule 2 - Definitions - Social Security Certificates Rules, 1982

Definitions. 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- (i) "Act" means the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959); (ii) "Certificate" means the Social Security Certificate; (iii) "Postal Circle" means the post offices under the administrative authority of a Postmaster General or the Director, Army Postal Services; (iv) "Co-operative society" means a society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912) or under any other law for the time being in force; (v) "Corporation" means a corporation established by or under any law for the time being in force, but does not include a company; (vi) "Form" means a form appended to these rules; (vii) "Government company" means a company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); (viii) "identity slip" means an identity slip issued to a holder of a certificate under rule 11; (ix) "local authority" means a municipal corporation, municipal committee, district board, body of port commissioners or other authority legally entitled to or entrusted by the Government with the control or management of a municipal or local fund; (x) "old certificate" means a certificate issued under the Post Office Savings Certificate 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 the National Savings Annuity Certificates Rules, 1976, or the National Savings Certificates (VI Issue) Rules, 1981, or the National Savings Certificates (VII Issue) Rules, 1981, or a Bond issued under the National Development Bonds Rules, 1977; (xi) "post office" means any post office in India doing Savings Bank work.