2. Definition.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) “Act” means the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976 (62 of 1976)
(2) “Advisory Committee” means an Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 5 of the Act;
(2-A) “the Agency” for the purposes of the provisions of the Act and Rules framed thereunder shall satisfy the following criteria, namely
(a) It shall be a legal entity;
(b) It shall have the necessary set up in the area in which project to provide welfare measures and facilities, is proposed to be undertaken and also gained the relevant experience for a minimum period of three years;
(c) It shall have the objection to serve the social and economic, needs of the community as a whole and mainly the weaker sections and unorganised sections like beedi workers. It must not work on profit motive but on no profit no loss basis;
(d) The activities of the agency shall be open to participation on by all citizens of India irrespective of the religion caste, creed, sex, race, place of birth or any of them;
(e) It should have the necessary flexibility, professional competence and organisational skills to implement programme particularly in respect of unorganised work force;
(f) it declares that it will adopt, constitutional and non-violent means for achieving its objections; and
(g) It is committed to secular and democratic concepts and methods of functioning;
(3) “Central Advisory Committee” means a Central Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 6 of the Act;
(4) “Chairman” means the Chairman of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be;
(5) “Commissioner” means a Welfare Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under Sec. 3, for any State or States concerned;
(6) “Form” means form in Schedule V;
(7) “Fund” means the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund;
(8) “Member” means a Member of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be;
(9) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these rules;
(10) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(11) “Treasury” means by Government Treasury or sub-treasury.
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