(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,–
(a) “Act” means the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016;
(b) “carat” means the ratio between the mass of gold content and the total mass expressed in parts per twentyfour;
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(c) “fineness” means the ratio between the mass of precious metal content and the total mass expressed in parts per thousand;
(d) “rules” means the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2017;
(e) “Schedule” means the Schedule annexed to these regulations.
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Act, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
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