(1) "Board" means the Oil Industry Development Board ;
(2) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board ;
(3) "Competent Authority" in relation to the exercise of any power, means the Chairman or an authority to which the power of the competent authority is delegated by or under these rules;
(4) "Daily allowance" means a uniform allowance for each day of absence from headquarters which is intended to cover the ordinary daily charges incurred by an employee in consequence of such absence;
(5) "Day" means a calendar day beginning and ending at midnight;
(6) "Employee" means any person appointed to any post or office in connection with the affairs of the Board;
(7) "Headquarters" means the normal place of duty of the employee (as may be fixed by the Board) and covers an area within the radius of 8 kilometers from the normal place of duty;
(8) "Family" means an employee's wife or husband, as the case may be, residing with an employee and legitimate children and step children residing with and wholly dependent upon the employee and includes parents, sisters, minor brothers residing with and wholly dependent upon the employee;
A legitimate child or step child/parent/ sister/minor brother residing with and wholly dependent upon the employee and whose income from all sources including pension ( inclusive of temporary increase in pension and pension equivalent of D.C.R.G. benefits) does not exceed Rs. 500/- p.m.
(GSR 1038(E) dt. 28/10/1988
(9) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Board;