In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) 'Act' means the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (Central Act 20 of 1963);
(b) 'Assembly' means Assembly;
the Pondicherry Legislative 4 i bl~C( 'Bulletin' means the B1.111etin Part-II of the ..
(d) 'Committee' means the Committee of Privileges of "the Assembly;
(e) 'Form' means a form appended to these rules;
(f) 'date of commencement', in relation to these rules means. the date ori which these rules take effect under section 14A of the Act read with sub-paragraph (2) of" paragraph 8 of the Tenth Schedule;
(g) 'House' means the Assembly;
(h) 'leader', in relation to a legislature party, means a member of the party chosen by it as its leader and includes any other member of the party authorised by the:
party to act, .in the absence of the leader as, or discharge the functions of, the leader of the party for the purposesj, of these rules;
(i) 'member' means a member of the 'Assembly'; 1J;'
(j) 'Tenth Schedule' means the Tenth Schedule to the~., Constitution of India; I Secr-etary to the A~sem?lYi the time being perlG'rullng!!
(k) 'Secretary' means the and includes any 'person for the duties of the Secretary.
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