Iu tlu~ Act, unlc~~ the context othcrwi~c teyuire~,-
(a) "appwved institutiOn" mean~ an institutlou ~pecitied in the Schedule and mdudes any other in~titutton declared by the Government by notificatiOn m the Gazette, to be an approved institu tion for the purpo~es of this Act ,
(b) "near relative " means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother or sister and includes any othe1 per~on who is related to the deceased
(z) by lineal consanguimty within tluee degrees or by collateral consJ.n· guinity within six degree~ or (it) by marriage with any of the relative~ aforesaid.
• Received the assent of the Govemor on 15th March 1963 J.nJ publi~hed in the Gazette Extraordina1 y, dated 16th March, 1963.
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Explanation.-The expressions " lineal consanguinity " and " collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Central Act 39 of 1925), and deg rees of relationship shall be computed m the manner laid down in that Act.
(c) " prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.