2. Definitions.—In these rules unless the context otherwise requires— (a) “Act” means the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952); (b) “Agent” means a person duly authorized by a party to present an appeal or a written reply on its behalf before the Tribunal; (c) “Appellant” means a person or the establishment making an appeal to the Tribunal under section 7-I; (d) “Form” means a form specified in Appendix; (dd) “Fund” means Provident Fund, Pension Fund and Insurance Fund established under the Act; (e) “Legal Practitioner” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (f) “Legal Representative” means a person who in law represents the estate of the deceased; (g) “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed for the Tribunal and includes any officer to whom the powers and functions of the Registrar may be delegated under these rules; (h) “Registry” means the Registry of the Tribunal; (i) “Tribunal” means the Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal established under sub-section (1) of section 7D of the Act; (j) The words and expression used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
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