In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "Act" means the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985);
(b) "appeal" means an appeal filed under sub-section (1) of section 68 O;
(c) "appellant" means a person who, being aggrieved by an order made by the competent authority, prefers an appeal to the Tribunal and includes the authorised representative of the appellant;
(d) "authorised representative" means-
(i) in relation to an appellant,- (A) any person being a relative of the appellant and authorised in writing by the appellant to attend before the Tribunal; or (B) a legal practitioner entitled to practice in any civil court in India, who is authorised in writing by the appellant to attend before the Tribunal;
or (C) an accountant, being a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India constituted under section 3 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) or the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India constituted under section 3 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959), who is authorised in writing by the appellant to attend before the Tribunal; or
(ii) in relation to a competent authority who is a party to any proceedings before the Tribunal, (A) a Law Officer of the Central Government;
(B) a Government Pleader or Standing Counsel to the Central Government by whatever name called;
(C) any officer of the Central Government notified in this behalf by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette;
1. Vide S.O. 70 (E), dated 22nd January, 1990, published in the Gazette of India, Extra, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (ii),dated 22nd January, 1990.
126 The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Procedure) Rules, 1989 127 (D) any legal practitioner or officer of the Central Government authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or the competent authority;
(E) any other legal practitioner or officer of the Central Government acting on behalf of the person so notified or authorised;
(e) "Bench" means a Bench of the Tribunal constituted under sub- section (3) or
(4) of section 68-0;
(f) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Tribunal; (g) "competent authority" means a competent authority as defined in sub-section (1) of section 68D;
(h) "legal representative" means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any person treated by the Tribunal as representing the deceased person in the proceedings pending before the Tribunal;
(i) "member" means member of the Tribunal and includes the Chairman;
(j) "party" in relation to an appeal means an appellant or the respondent, and the expression "parties" shall be construed to mean the appellant and the respondent;
(k) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Tribunal and includes such other officer who is authorised by the Chairman to perform the functions of the Registrar;
(l) “ection" means a section of the Act;
(m) "Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property, constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 68N.