(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ‘Act' means the Karnataka State Civil services (Regulation of Transfer of 2 Teachers) Act, 2020. (Karnataka Act 4 of 2020);
(b) ‘Child’ means unmarried and dependent child of the teacher;
(c) ‘Section’ means section of the Act;
(d) ‘Vacant Posts’ means a post of a teacher of a particular category or subject, as the case may be, which is vacant and is required as per norms specified by the Government from time to time.
(e) ‘Zone’ means,-
(i) Zone-A, consisting of areas falling within the limits of all Mahanagara-Palikas, Nagara-Palikas, Nagara-sabha, Pura- Sabha, Pattana-Panchayat, notified areas, Town panchayath areas and Taluk headquarters.
(ii) Zone-B, consisting of areas falling within 20 kms from Bangalore city boundary limits, 15 kms from other city corporation limits, 10 kms from District Headquarters, Nagarapalika limits and 5 kms from Nagara shabha, Pura sabha, Pattan Panchayat, Notified areas and Taluk headquarters.
(iii) Zone-C, consisting of areas other than the areas falling under Zone-A and Zone-B.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.