3. Definitions1 In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(1) 1(a) `Accounts Officer' means an officer, whatever his official designation, who maintains the accounts of a Ministry, Department or Office of the Central Government or Union Territory and includes an Accountant-General, who is entrusted with the functions of maintaining the accounts or part of accounts of the Central Government or Union Territory ; Footnote : 1 Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1) Pen. (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980. 2(aa) `Allottee' means a Government servant to whom Government accommodation has been allotted on payment of licence fee or otherwise ; Footnote : 2. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1) Pen. (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980.
(b) `Average emoluments' means average emoluments as determined in accordance with Rule 34;
(c) `Child' means a child of the Government servant who, if a son, is under 1[twenty- five] years of age and if a daughter, is unmarried and is under 1[twenty-five] years of age and the expression `children' shall be construed accordingly ; Footnote : 1. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988, published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. 2[(cc) `Dearness relief' means relief as defined in Rule 55-A ;] Footnote : 2. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 42 (30) P. & P.W./89-E, dated the 22nd January, 1991, published as S.O. No. 409 in the Gazette of India, dated the 9th February, 1991.
(d) 'Defence Service' means services under the Government of India in the Ministry of Defence, and in the Defence Accounts Department under the control of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) (Defence Division), paid out of the Defence Services Estimates and not permanently subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950) or the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) ;
(e) `Emoluments' means emoluments as defined in Rule 33 ; 3[(f) `Family pension' means `Family Pension, 1964', admissible under Rule 54 but does not include dearness relief ;] Footnote : 3. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 42 (30) P. & P.W./89-E, dated the 22nd January, 1991, published as S.O. No. 409 in the Gazette of India, dated the 9th February, 1991.
(g) `Foreign service' means services in which a Government servant receives his pay with the sanction of the Government from any source other than the Consolidated Fund of India or 4[the Consolidated Fund of a State or the Consolidated Fund of a Union Territory] ; Footnote : 4. Substituted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 19 (3)-E. V (A)/73, dated the 28th February, 1973.
(h) `Form' means a Form appended to these rules ;
(i) `Government' means the Central Government ; 5(ii) `Government dues' means dues as defined in sub-rule (3) of Rule 71 ; Footnote : 5. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1) Pen. (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980.
(j) `gratuity' includes -
(i) 'service gratuity' payable under sub-rule (1) of Rule 49 ;
(ii) 1[retirement gratuity/death gratuity] payable under sub-rule (1) of Rule 50 ; and
(iii) `residuary gratuity' payable under sub-rule (2) of Rule 50 ;
(k) `Head of Department' means an authority specified in Schedule I to the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, 1[1978], and includes such other authority or person whom the President may, by order, specify as Head of a Department ; Footnote : 1. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 30th July, 1981.
(l) `Head of Office' means a Gazetted Officer declared as such under 1[Rule 14 of the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, 1978], and includes such other authority or person whom the competent authority may, by order, specify as Head of Office ; Footnote : 1. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 30th July, 1981.
(m) `Local Fund administered by Government' means the fund administered by a body which, by law or rule having the force of law, comes under the control of the Government and over whose expenditure the Government retains complete and direct control ;
(n) `Minor' means a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years ;
(o) 2[`Pension' includes gratuity except when the term pension is used in contradistinction to gratuity, but does not include dearness relief] ; Footnote : 2 Substituted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 42 (30) P. & P.W./89-E, dated the 22nd January, 1991, published as S.O. No. 409 in the Gazette of India, dated the 9th February, 1991. 3(p) `Pension Disbursing Authority' means - Footnote : 3 Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1) Pen. (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980.
(i) Branch of a nationalised bank, or
(ii) Treasury including sub-treasury, or
(iii) Accounts Officer ;
(q) `Qualifying Service' means service rendered while on duty or otherwise which shall be taken into account for the purpose of pensions and gratuities admissible under these rules ;
(r) `Retirement Benefits' includes pension or service gratuity, and 4[retirement gratuity], where admissible ; Footnote : 4. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988, published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. 5(rr) `Service Book' includes service roll, if any ; Footnote : 5. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1) Pen., (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980.
(s) `Treasury' includes a Sub-Treasury.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Fundamental Rules have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Rules.