(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No. 67 of 1957);
(b) "Chairperson, Governing Body" means the Chairperson of the Governing Body of the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust;
(c) "Chairperson, Executive Committee" means the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust;
(d) "Department" means Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan;
(e) "Fund" means the fund referred to in rule 7;
(f) "Government" means the Government of Rajasthan;
(g) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the Trust;
(h) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Trust;
(i) "Member, Governing Body" means the member of the Governing Body of the Trust;
(j) "Member, Executive Committee" means the member of the Executive Committee of the Trust;
(k) "Obvious geological potential areas" means the minerals potential areas identified by the Geological Survey of India, from time to time; and ·
(l) "Trust" means the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust referred in rule 3.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.