In these rules unless the context otherwise requires;—
(a) "Act" means the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976);
(b)"Chairman" means the Chnirmuri of the Tribunal;
(c) "Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under sub-section (I) of section 12 of the Act;
(d) "'Judge1' includes the Chief Justice, an acting Chief Justice, tin Additional Judge, an Acting Judge;
(e) "member'" means a member of the Tribunal.
3, Remuneration, allosvanccs etc. of (he Chairman. —(1) A judge of the Supreme Court or of High Court appointed as Chairman shall be entitled to a monthly salary at the same rate as is admissible to him as a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court, as the case may be. He shall be entitled to such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court, as the case may be.
(2) Where the Chairman retires from service :is Judge of the Snnieme Court or of a High Court during the term ot office of such Chairman or a retired Judee of the Supreme Court or of a High Court is appointed as such, lie shall be paid lor the period he serves as Chairman, such salary which, together with Ms pension and pension equivalent of any other form of^retircment benefits vhnii not exceed the last pav drawn by him before retirement. He shall bo entitled to such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to a serving Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court, as the case may be.
(3) A person not being a serving Judge, or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court or of a. High Court appointed as Chairman shall be paid a salary of Rs. 3,500 per mensem and shall be entitled to draw such allowances as are admissible to a Government officer of equivalent pay :
Provided, that if such a person at the time of his appointment as Chairman Is in receipt of a pension m renpect of his previous service under the Government or any local body or authority owned or controlled by the Government, such salary shall be reduced by fhe amount of pension and pension equivalent of any other form of retirement benefits.