Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Commission;
2. (b) "Commission" means the Non-Resident Indians' (Keralites) Commission constituted under section 3 and that may be known as NRI (Kerala) Commission;
3. (c) "complaint" means all petitions or communications received in the Commission from a Non-resident Indian or from any other person on his behalf, in person or by post, fax, e-mail or by any other means alleging disputes or such violation or denial of justice by a public servant or a private person or from Institutions including Government/Quasi Government/Public Sector Institutions/Bank or such providing material on the basis of which the Commission takes suo-motocognizance; Received the assent of the Governor on the 27th day of January, 2016 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 185 dated 27th January, 2016.
4. (d) "Member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson and Secretary;
5. (e) "Non-resident Indians' (Keralites)" means a person of Indian citizen domiciled in Kerala who is either permanently or temporarily settled outside India for,—
   • (i) taking up employment outside India; or
   • (ii) carrying on a business or vocation or for studying outside India; or
   • (iii) any other purpose, in such circumstances, as would indicate his intention to stay outside India for an uncertain period. (f) “family" means,—

1. (1) Wife/husband, minor son including adopted children and unmarried divorced or widowed daughter;
2. (2) Father, mother, unmarried sisters and minor brothers who are solely dependent on the Non-resident Indians (Keralites) and in the absence of such dependents, the major son and married daughter;
   • (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (h) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Commission as per sub- section (8) of section 7 of this Act.