These Regulations shall come into force from the date these are published in Punjab Gazette.
3. Definitions. --- In these Regulations unless there is anythinS repugnant in the subject of context:---
(a) "The Act" means "The Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation Act, L978 (Punjab Act No. 33 of 1978)".
(b) Ex-Serviceman.
, i For all purposes, under these rules, an "Ex-serviceman" means a person who is ordinarily residing in Punjab and has served in any rank, whether as a combatant or a noncombatant, in the Indian armed forces or armed forces of the former Indian State (but excluding the Assam Rifles, Lok sahayak sena, Jammu and Kashmir Militia and the Territorial Army) for a continuous period of not less than six months after attestation and has been released, otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiencv.
"Corpiiration" means the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation' Dependents :
(c)
(d) be called "The Punjab Ex-Servicemen (Financial - serving soldier for the purpose of the scheme below 25 Vears, un-employed or un-married daughter, widows, adopted dependent son and adopted un-married daughter residing in the State of Punjab.
(e) \Alords and expressions "Board". "Chairman"' "Ex-Servicemen Organizations"' "Government" and 'jManaging Director" have the meaning assigned to them in the Act'