Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: - (a) "Act’ means the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963); (b) "Assembly“ means the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry; (c) "Committee” means a Committee of the Assembly; (d) "Controlling Officer” means the Secretary to the Assembly; (e) "Day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at mid-night; (ee) "family" in relation to a Member, means the wife or husband, as the case may be of such Member, if such wife or husband is residing with such Member, and includes the legitimate children or step-children residing with, and wholly dependent on, such Member but does not include, in the case of a male Member, more than one wife; (f) "Form” means a form appended to the Second Schedule; (g) "Member” means a Member of the Assembly but save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act does not include:– (i) A Minister as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Puducherry) Act, 1964 and (ii) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Puducherry) Act, 1964; (h) "New Member” means a Member who takes his seat in the Assembly after the commencement of this Act and includes a Member who is re-elected or renominated; (i) "Period of residence on duty” means the period during which a Member resides at a place where a session of the Assembly or a sitting of a Committee is held or where any other business connected with his duties as such Member is transacted, for the purpose of attending to such other business, and includes, except in the case of a Member who ordinarily resides at the place where a session of the Assembly or a sitting of the Committee is held or where any other business connected with his duties as such Member is transacted: - (i) in the case of a session of the Assembly, a period of such residence not exceeding three days immediately preceding the commencement of the session and a period of such residence not exceeding three days immediately succeeding the date on which the Assembly is adjourned sine die or for a period exceeding seven days; and (ii) in the case of a sitting of a committee or any other business, a period of such residence not exceeding two days immediately preceding the commencement of the business of the Committee or other business and a period of such residence not exceeding two days immediately succeeding the conclusion of the business of the Committee or other business. Explanation: In this clause, the term ‘place’ mean the Assembly Constituency; (j) "Schedule” means a Schedule appended to the Act; and (k) "Term of office” means – (i) Where such a Member is a member elected in a general election held for the purpose of constituting a new Assembly, the period beginning with the date of publication of the notification of the Election Commission under Section 73 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Central Act 43 of 1951); or (ii) Where such a Member is a Member elected in a bye-election to the Assembly or a Member nominated to the said Assembly, the period beginning with the date of this election referred to in Section 67-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Central Act 43 of 1951), or as the case may be the date of his nomination, and ending with, in each case may be the date of his nomination, and ending with, in each case may be the date of his nomination, and ending with, in each such case, the date on which his seat becomes vacant.