In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:--
(a) "Act" means the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (35 of 1992) ;
(b) "Appendix" means an Appendix annexed to these rules,
(c)"Appointment" means appointment of a person to the Force and includes enrolment,
(d) "Commandant" means a person appointed by the Central Government as a Commandant (Non Selection Grade) or Commandant (Selection Grade) to the Force under section 5.
(e) "Court" means the Force Court,
(f) "Detachment" includes any part of a battalion or a unit of the Force required or ordered to proceed on duty away from headquarters;
(g) "Force authority" when used in relation to any power, duty, act or matter, means such Force authority as, in pursuance of these rules exercises, or performs that power or duty or is concerned with that matter;
(h) "Section" means a section of the Act;
(i) "All other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.