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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - Definition

The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
Civil199936 sections7 chapters
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Chapter I PRELIMINARY

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  1. (a) "autism" means a condition of uneven skill development primarily affecting the communication and social abilities of a person, marked by repetitive and ritualistic behaviour;
  2. (b) "Board" means Board of trustees constituted under section 3;
  3. (c) "cerebral palsy" means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterised by abnormal motor control and posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre- natal, peri-natal or infant period of development;
  4. (d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under clause
  5. (a) of sub-section (4) of section 3;
  6. (e) "Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 8;
  7. (f) "Member" means a Member of the Board and includes the Chairperson;
  8. (g) "Mental Retardation" means a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of person which is specially characterised by sub- normality of intelligence;
  9. (h) "Multiple Disabilities" means a combination of two or more disabilities as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the Person with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996);
    • (i) "notification" means a notification published in the official Gazette;
  10. (j) "persons with disability" means a person suffering from any of the conditions relating to autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation or a combination of any two or more of such conditions and includes a person suffering from severe multiple disability;
  11. (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
    • (I) "professional" means a person who is having special expertise in a field which would promote the welfare of persons with disability;
  12. (m) "registered organisation" means an association of persons with disability or an association of parents of persons with disability or a voluntary organisation, as the case may be, registered under section 12;
  13. (n) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Board under this Act;
  14. (o) "severe disability" means disability with eighty percent or more of one or more multiple disabilities;
  15. (p) "Trust" means the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3.

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