(1) This Act may be called the Punjab State Commission for Minorities Act, 2012.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and with effect from the 9th day of November, 2012.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Commission” means the Punjab State Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3;
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission;
(c) “Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice;
(d) “Member” means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson and the Secretary;
(e) “Minorities” means communities residing in the State of Punjab declared by the Government as minority communities by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time; 1[**]
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act 2[; and] 1 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2016, Section 2 2 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2016, Section 2 Short title and commencement.
Definitions.
1[(g) “Senior Vice-Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson” means the Senior Vice-Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Commission.]