(1)ÑIn these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013;
(b) “Appendix" means Appendix annexed to these rules;
(c) “annual report” means the report prepared by the authority under rule 9:
(d) “financial agency” or “financial agencies” means the Reserve Bank of India established under section 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999).
(e) “Financial Year” means the period beginning from the 1 st day of April each year to 31 st day of March of the succeeding year;
(f) “other agencies” means the national and international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Industry Associations such as Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), etc; and
(g) “section” means a section of the Act.
(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined and defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]