In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala;
(b) "Commission" means a Commission constituted under section 4;
(c) "Commissioner" means a member of the Commission;
(d) "Governor" means the Governor of Kerala;
(e) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala;
(f) "Local authority" means a municipal corporation or a municipal council or a township committee or a panchayat;
(g) "political party" means a political party or group which has representation in Parliament or in the Legislative Assembly; or a political party which is treated as a recognised political party in accordance with paragraph 6 of Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
* Received the assent of the President on the 29th day of February, 1984 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 169 dated the 1st March, 1984.
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(i) "public man" means a person who holds or has held in the State the office of—
(i) a Minister or the Chief Minister; or
(ii) a member of the Legislative Assembly; or
(iii) a member or the President of the Travancore Devaswom Board or the Cochin Devaswom Board or a member or the Chairman of the Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Committee or a member or the Chairman of the Kerala Wakf Board; or
(iv) the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman (by whatever name called) of— (A) a local authority; or (B) a Government Company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956); or (C) a statutory body or Corporation or Board established by or under a statute and owned or controlled by the Government of Kerala, including a co-operative society; or (D) any other Corporation or Board or Society owned or controlled by the Government of Kerala:
Explanation.— In this clause—
(a) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969);
(b) "society" means a society registered in the State under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 (XII of 1955) or under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860).
(v) a member of a local authority or the syndicate of Executive Committee of a University established by an Act of the State Legislature or a member or Director (by whatever name called) of a body or Corporation or Board or Society referred to in item (C) or item (D) of sub-clause (iv); or
(vi) a member of the State Transport Authority or any Regional Transport Authority; or
(vii) the President, Secretary or Treasurer or any other office bearer of a registered trade union;
Explanation.— In this clause, "registered trade union" means a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926 (Central Act 16 of 1926); or
(viii) The Chairman or Vice-Chairman or President or Vice-President or Secretary or Treasurer or any other Office bearer of a political party at the district or State level; or 5
(ix) any person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3;
(j) "public servant" means a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860);
(k) "State" means the State of Kerala;
(l) "trade union" means a trade union as defined in the Trade Unions Act, 1926 (Central Act 16 of 1926).