Definitions

4. In these Bye laws unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The 'Act' means the Haryana Cooperative Societies Act, 1984.

(aa) "Area of operation" means the area from which the persons are admitted as members.

(b) 'Rules' means the Haryana Cooperative Societies Rules, 1989 framed under the Haryana Co - operative Societies Act, 1984.

(d) 'Registrar' means a person appointed to perform the functions of Registrar of Cooperative Societies under the Act and includes any person appointed to assist the Registrar when exercising all or any of the powers of the Registrar.

(e) 'Managing Director' means the Managing Director of the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited.

(f) 'Federation' means the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited.

(g) 'Service Rules' means the service rules governing the common cadre employees of the Federation which includes service conditions, Rules, Punishment and Appeal Rules, Conduct Rules, T.A. Rules, etc. framed and amended from time to time, and any other rules/standing orders made applicable to any category or categories of employees made by the management, Registrar and Government.

(h) 'Board' means the Board of Directors! Board of Administrator! Managing Committee, of the Federation constituted as per provisions of Act, Rules and Bye-laws.

(i) 'Owned capital' means the total paid up share capital and reserve fund and other funds created out of profits and undistributed profits minus accumulated losses.

( j) The words and expressions defined in the Act and Rules and used in these Byelaws shall, unless the subject and context otherwise require, have meaning assigned to them in the Act and Rules.