In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "appointed day" means such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the formation of the autonomous State;
(b) "article" means an article of the Constitution;
(c) "autonomous State" means the autonomous State of Meghalaya formed under section 3;
(d) "constituency" means a territorial constituency provided by order made under section 12 for the purpose of election to the Legislative Assembly;
(e) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;
(f) "Governor" means the Governor of Assam exercising his functions as Governor in relation to Meghalaya by virtue of this Act;
(g) "law" includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument, having immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole or in any part of the autonomous State;
(h) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya;
(i) "Meghalaya" means the autonomous State referred to in section 3;
(j) "member" means a member of the Legislative Assembly;
(k) "Official Gazette" means the Official Gazette of Meghayala or the Gazette of India; and
(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.