In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
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(f) “Act” means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005);
“Commission” means the Punjab State Information Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the Act;
“First Appellate Authority” means an officer in the public authority who is senior in rank to the State Public Information Officer to whom an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act lies;
“Registrar” means an officer of the Commission so designated and includes an Additional Registrar, Joint Registrar and Deputy Registrar; ‘ “Section” means a section of the Act; and all other words and expressions used herein but not defined in these rules shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Act.