2. Definition.

—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:—

(a) "Competent authority" means an authority appointed as such by the Government by a notification in the Government Gazette for purposes of this Act;

(b) "Form" means a Form appended to this Act or prescribed under the rules framed thereunder;

(c) "Permanent resident" means a permanent resident of the State as defined in section 6 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir;

(d) "Resettlement" means resettlement in the State or permanent return to the State;

(e) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act; and

(f) "State subject of Class I or of Class II" shall mean the persons defined as such in the State Subject Definition Notification No. l-L/84 dated 20th April, 1927 read with State Notification N. 13-L. /19K9 dated 27th June. 1932.