In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) “appointing authority”, in relation to a Board’s employee, means –
(i) the authority empowered to make appointment to the post which the Board’s employee for the time being holds, or
(ii) the authority which appointed the Board’s employee to the post which he for the time being holds;
(b) “Board’s employee” means any person employed under the Board, but excludes Chairman and Secretary who are appointed by the Central Government;
(c) “qualifying service” means the service after the completion of the period of probation;
(d) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to these byelaws;
(e) “Service” means service under the Board.