(1) In these rules, unless the context other wise requires. – “Act” means the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963);
“Administrator” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Pondicherry;
“Assembly” means the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry;
“Constitution” means the Constitution of India;
“Financial Year” means a period of 12 months commencing on April 1 and ending on March 31, next;
“Government” means the Government of Pondicherry;
“House” means the Assembly;
147 “Member” means a member of the Assembly and includes a Minister;
“Minister” means a member of the Council of Ministers and includes a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister and any member of the Assembly to whom such Minister may delegate any function assigned to him under these rules;
“motion” means a proposal made by a member for the consideration of the Assembly and includes a resolution and an amendment to a motion;
“resolution” means a motion for the purpose of discussing a matter of general public interest;
“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Assembly and includes any other person for the time being performing the duties of the Secretary;
“section” means a section of the Act;
“session” means the period of time between the first meeting of the Assembly upon the summons of the Administrator under sub section (1) of section 6 and its prorogation or dissolution under sub section (2) of that section;
“sitting” means the sitting together of the members of the House for transacting business on any day form its commencement till the House rises for the day;
“Speaker” means the Speaker of the Assembly.
(2) Words and expressions used in the Constitution or in the Act and not defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to them in the Constitution or in the Act.