Substitution of new section for section

For section 2 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:–– ‘2. In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,––

1. (a) “Administration” means the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh;
2. (b) “Appellate Authority” means the Authority who is empowered to hear the appeals against the decision of the Competent Authority;
3. (c) “Competent Authority” means the Authority who is empowered to issue a domicile certificate;
4. (d) “District Cadre” means the cadre of a department in a district comprising all the posts whether executive, ministerial or technical, the basic pay of which does not exceed the basic pay for the post of Senior Assistant, but does not include the posts falling under the Union territory Cadre;
5. (e) “domicile” means the domicile as defined in section 3A of this Regulation;
6. (f) “domicile certificate” means the domicile certificate referred to in section 3B of this Regulation;
7. (g) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette of the Union territory of Ladakh and the expression “notify” shall be construed accordingly;
8. (h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh;
   • (i) “Union territory” means the Union territory of Ladakh;
9. (j) “Union territory Cadre” means the sanctioned strength of all Gazetted and non-Gazetted posts borne, on the establishment of the headquarter offices of all the departments having jurisdiction over the entire Union territory, but does not include the posts borne on the District Cadre.’.