(1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
(a) "the Act" means the West Bengal Panchayat Ac, 1973 (West Ben. Act XLI of 1973);
(b) "District Panchayat and Rural Development Officer" means an officer appointed as such by the State Government;
(c) "employee" means all categories of officials or staff of a Gram Panchayat;
(d) "Form" means a form appended to these rules and includes a translation thereof in Bengali or Nepali;
(e) "Requisitioned meeting" means ameeting convened or held in terms of the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Act.
(2) The words and expressions used in these rules, but not otherwise defined, shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
PART II GRAM PANCHAYAT ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER I Leave of Pradhan, Upa-Pradlzan, etc.