In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Assembly” means the Legislative Assembly of Goa;
(b) “Controlling Officer” means the Secretary to the Assembly;
(c) “committee” means a committee of the Assembly;
(d) “day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight;
(e) “family” means a wife residing with the husband and legitimate children wholly dependent on him. If the Member is a married woman, “family” shall include her husband residing with her;
(f) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(g) “member” means a member of the Assembly;
(h) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(i) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette published by the Government of Goa;
(j) “period on duty” means the days on which a Member attends a session of the Assembly or a sitting or a meeting of a committee or when he is on tour for each day of sanctioned travel;
(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(l) “term of office” in relation to a member means the period beginning with the date when such member takes his seat in the Assembly and ending with the date on which his seat becomes vacant.