(I) In tl1ese rules. unless tho cunlexl otherwise;: requires.·
(a) "Act" mca1L• the Punjab Pa11chnya1i Raj Acl, 1994;
(b) "Appuudix" mcnns nr1 Appendix appended to Lhe~e rules:
(C) ''Dircc101 '1 means Director Rural Ocvclop111em :1nd Panchayo.ts, Punjo.b;
(11) "U(wernmcnl" means the Government or lhc Staie M Punjab 111 1he Ocpartmcnl of Rural Development and Pnnch&)'HIS!
(e) "Selection Commlt1ee1' means a COmmiuee constiu11ed uudcr tulc 5 or lhese ru les: nnrl 20 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY25, 2013 (MAGHA 05, 1934 SAKA)
(f) "Service" means the Punjab Panchayat Secretaries Service.
(2) The words and expressions used in these rules, but not defined, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.