Rule 2. Definitions

(1) In these rules, unless the subject or context otherwise requires, —

(a) “agency” means any corporation, body or institution, established under an Act of Parliament or Central Public Sector Undertaking or Special Purpose Vehicle as notified by the Government.

(b) “appeal” means an appeal preferred under sub-section (1) of section 23;

(c) "Appellate authority" means the authority specified by the Government under sub-section (8) of section 56 or an officer, senior in rank to the Assessing Officer for the purposes of section 105 of the Code, appointed by the UT of Lakshadweep Administration, as the case may be;

(d) “authority” means the authority specified by the UT Administration under sub-section (3) of section 72;

(e) “career centre” means that career centre as notified by the Government;

(f) "Board" means the Lakshadweep Unorganized Workers Social Security Board and the Lakshadweep Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board constituted under sub-section (9) of section 6 of the Code and under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Code respectively.

(g) “cess collector” means an officer appointed by the UT of Lakshadweep Administration for collection of cess under the Code;

(h) “chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Lakshadweep Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Board, Lakshadweep Building and Other Construction workers’ Page 2 of 67 welfare Board as the case may be;

(i) “Code” means the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020);

(j) “form” means a form appended to these rules;

(k) "Government" means the Administrator, Union Territory of Lakshadweep

(l) “fund” means the Social Security Fund, as the case may be;

(m) "member" means a member of the Board;

(n) “nomination" means nomination made under section 55 of the code;

(o) “schedule” means the schedule of the Code;

(p) “section” means a section of the Code;

(q) “electronically” means any information submitted by email or uploading on the designated portal or digital payment in any mode for the purpose of Code;

(r) “register of women employees” means a register of women employees maintained under rule 55;

(s) "specified" means specified by the Government by an order published in the Official Gazette.

(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules which are not defined therein, but are defined in the Code, shall have their respective meaning as assigned to them in the Code.