Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Ad-hoc Executive Committee" means the committee to whom the activities of the Sports Association have been provisionally entrusted by the Registrar under sections 27 and 29 of this Act; (b) "Affiliation" means the granting of relationship for the purpose of achieving the objectives of this Act; (c) "Annual General Meeting" means the Annual General Meeting of the General Body of the Sports Association; (d) "Bihar Olympic Association" means an association formed for the purpose of representing the State of Bihar in national sports, which is recognized as such by the Indian Olympic Association and has been duly affiliated to the Bihar State Sports Council; (e) "Bihar State Sports Council" means a council constituted by the Government of Bihar while exercising the powers conferred under section 5 of this Act; (f) "Affiliation Certificate" means a document issued by a State Level Sports Association while granting affiliation under the provisions of this Act to a State Level Sports Association or a District Sports Council, to a District Level Sports Association, and includes the affiliation letter issued by the Bihar Olympic Association; (g) "District" means any revenue district of the State of Bihar; (h) "District Level Sports Association" means any sports unit which represents a revenue district in any specific sport or game and is duly affiliated to the concerned District Sports Council or State Level Sports Association and registered by the Registrar; (i) "District Sports Council" means a council constituted by the Bihar State Sports Council which operates under the control of the Bihar State Sports Council in a revenue district; (j) "Election" means the election of the Executive Body of the Sports Associations; (k) "Executive Body" means a group of duly elected persons who manage and control the activities of the Sports Association, by whatever name such body is known; (l) "Extraordinary General Meeting" means a special meeting of the General Body of the Sports Association other than the Annual General Meeting; (m) "General Body" means the body of voting and non-voting members of the Sports Association; (n) "Government" means the State Government of Bihar; (o) "Observer" means any person appointed by the State for reviewing the elections of the Bihar State Sports Council, District Sports Council or Sports Association and for any other proceedings of the Sports Association; (p) "Office Bearer" means any person in the Executive Body of the Sports Association who holds the office of President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer; (q) "Primary Sports Body" means a sports unit operating in a revenue district, which is neither a State Level Sports Association nor a District Level Sports Association and operates at the Sub-division or Block or Municipal Corporation or Village level, and which is formed by the persons and affiliated to the District Level Sports Association; (r) "Registrar" means the Registrar designated under section 4 of this Act to discharge the functions of the Registrar and includes any person appointed to assist the Registrar in exercising all or any of the powers of the Registrar; (s) "Regulation" means a regulation made by the Executive Body of the Sports Association for matters related to the conduct of any other subject or tournament, coaching training, umpire clinic, not covered by the Bye-laws; (t) "Special Resolution" means a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting in a meeting of the General Body, the agenda of which has been recorded and signed by the officers or certified by the Observer. Quorum for this purpose shall be at least half the total number of voters; (u) "Sports Association" means a State Level Sports Association, District Level Sports Association or Primary Sports Body formed to promote sports and games in the State; (v) "State Level Sports Association" means the elected representative body of the District Level Sports Associations for a specific sport and game in the State, which is duly affiliated to the Bihar State Sports Council and the Bihar Olympic Association and registered by the Registrar.