In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (21 of 1976);
(b) "Committee" means the Committee constituted by the Board under rule 11 of these rules;
(c) "Regional Rural Bank (Officers and Employees) Service Regulations means the Service Regulations framed under section 30 of the Act;
(d) “Schedule” means any one of the Schedules to these rules;
(e) "Sponsor Bank" in relation to Regional Rural Bank specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule means, -
(i) the Sponsor Bank specified in column (3) of Second Schedule; and
(ii) which sponsors the Regional Rural Banks specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule.
(f) all other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.