In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Act” means the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 (23 of 2013);
(b) “authorisation” means warrant of authorisation issued by the Authority in Form appended to these rules;
(c) “authorised office” means the officer authorised under sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Act to exercise powers of search and seizure under the said section;
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(d) “section” means section of the Act;
(e) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Competent authority to issue authorisation for search and seizure.—(1) The Authority shall issue authorisation under sub-section (1) of Section 17 for the purpose of that section.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-rule (1), the Chairperson may issue authorisation under sub-section (1) of section 17 if he has been delegated by an order made in writing by the Authority under sub-section (1) of Section 49:
Provided that the Authority may, by order made by it in writing under sub-section (1) of section 49, authorise any of the whole-time members to issue the authorisation, in the temporary absence of the Chairperson.
(3) The Chairperson or the whole-time member shall, immediately after issuing the authorisation under sub-rule
(2), report such authorisation along with reasons therefor, to the Authority in its first meeting held immediately after the issue of such authorisation.