In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, —
(a) “Act” means the Madhya Pradesh Co -operative Societies Act, 1960 (17 of 1961);
(b) “Bonus” means the payment admissible to an employee under the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (No. 21 of 1965)];
(c) “Cooperative Year” means the year ending on the 31st March every year;
(cc) “Certi f ied copy” means a copy of any entry in the books of the society together with a cert if icate writ ten at the foot of such copy that i t is a true copy of such entry, that such entry is contained in one of the ordinary books of the society and was made in the usual and ordinary course of business and that such book is st i l l in the custody of the society. Such cert if icate being dated and subscribed by the officers (ment ioned in Rule 24 from (a) to (d) with his name and official t i t le) as defined in the Act ;
(ccc) “chairman” means the Chairman of the Madhya Prades h State Co-operat ive Tribunal ;
(d) “Decree” means any order, decision or award referred to in Section 85;
(e) “Decree-holder” means any society or any person (including the State Government) holding a decree;
(f) “Dividend” means the amount paid out of the profits of a s ociety to a member in proportion to value of the shares held by him;
(g) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(gg) “Government” means the Government of Madhya Pradesh;
(h) “Judgment-debtor” means any society against which or any person against whom a decree has been obtained;
(hh) “Member” means the member of the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Tribunal;
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(i) “President” means the President or Chairman of a society;
( j ) “Recovery Officer” means any person empowered to exercise the powers of the Registrar under Section 85;
(k) “Sale Officer” means a person empowered by the Registrar by general or special order, to attach and sell or at tach and transfer the property of judgment -debtors, or to execute any decree by attachment and sale or at tachment and transfer of property;
(kk) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these rules;
(1) “Section” means a Section of the Act;
(m) “Vice-President” means the Vice-President or Vice -Chairman of a society;
(n) The words and expressions used in these rules and not defined, shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act .
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