(1) Inthese rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013);
(b) "appellant" means a party which makes an appeal against the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer;
(c) "competent authority" means Licensing Authority appointed under the Public Distribution System (Licensing and Control) Order, 2009, and the Principal Secretary or Secretary or Director of any of the concerned department, as the case may be, in case of Government officials;
(d) "Department" means Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Haryana;
(¢) “Deputy Commissioner” means Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district;
(f) "District Grievance Redressal Officer" means an officer appointed or designated under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(g) “Nodal Officer” means an officer not below the rank of Deputy Director at Head office of the Department, the District Food and Supplies Controller at district level and Assistant Food and Supplies Officer at block level, as the case may be;
(h) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana in of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department;
(2) The words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them respectively in the Act.