In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976;
(b) "Appendix" means an Appendix to these rules;
(c) "appointing authority" means the authority indicated as the appointing authority against each category of Service in Appendix ‘C’ in respect of that category or Service;
(d) "average pay" means the average monthly pay earned during the ten complete months immediately preceding the month in which the average pay is to be calculated;
(e) "direct recruitment" means an appointment made by selection otherwise than by promotion or by transfer of a person already in the service of the Municipal Corporation;
(f) "duty" includes the service as a probationer or apprentice; provided such service is followed by confirmation without any break and shall also include joining time;
(g) "earned leave" means leave in respect of the period spent on duty;
(h) "family" means family as defined in rule 2.17 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume I, Part I; provided however, that for the purpose of Provident Fund or Gratuity, it shall be deemed to be as defined in rule XVI.I(a) of the Municipal Account Code;
(i) "leave" includes earned leave, maternity leave, leave not due, half pay leave, medical leave, commuted leave and extraordinary leave but does not include casual leave;
(j) "medical staff" means the staff employed for supervision and maintenance of sanitation of the City and public health and does not include Medical Staff employed for dispensary or hospital by a Municipal Corporation;
(k) "pay" means the amount drawn monthly by a member of the Service as pay which has been sanctioned for the post held by him substantively or in officiating capacity and includes special or personal pay, if any, or any emoluments which may be specially classed as pay by the Government but does not include any kind of allowance;
(l) "recognised university or institution" means, -
(a) any university or institution incorporated by law in any of the States in India;
(b) in the case of degrees and diplomas obtained as the result of examinations held before the 15th August, 1947 the Punjab, Sind and Dacca University; and
(c) any other University or institution which is recognised by the Government for the purpose of these rules;
(m) "Service" means a Municipal Corporation Service constituted by Government under sub-section (1) of section 71 of the Act;
(n) "vacancy" means a vacancy in a post in the Service when there is no incumbent actually working against it whether due to transfer, leave, suspension or any other reason if the post is already in existence or if no incumbent has been appointed in a newly created post :
Provided that for the purposes of these rules, a post shall not be deemed to be vacant if it is to continue for a period of less than two months or if the previous incumbent is likely to be absent from duty for less than two months.
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