Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -- (a) “Appointing authority” in relation to a service or post in an establishment, means the authority empowered to make appointment to such service or post ; (b) Community certificate means a certificate issued by the competent authority indicating therein the Caste or Tribe, as the case may be, to which a person belongs; (c) Competent Authority means an officer or authority empowered by this Act or the rules made there-under or by the Government by notification to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act or the rules made there-under; (d) Educational Institution means any School, College, Polytechnic Institute, Industrial Training Institute, Institute for Nursing or Midwifery or any other institute for imparting education or training under the control of any Board or University established by an Act of the Parliament or State Legislature and is owned or aided by the State Government; (e) “Establishment” means any office under the State, a local or statutory authority constituted under the constitution of India or any other law for the time being in force or a Corporation in which not less than fifty one percent of the paid-up share capital is held by the State Government and includes Universities and Colleges affiliated to the Universities, Primary and Secondary Schools and also other educational institutions which are owned or aided by the State Government and also includes an establishment in Public Sector ; (f) “Establishment in public sector” means any industry, trade, business or occupation owned, controlled or managed by – (i) the State; or (ii) a Government Company as defined in Section 617 of the Companies Act,1956 or a Corporation established by or under a Central or State Act in which not less than fifty one percent of the Paid-up share capital is held by the State Government, or (iii) a local or statutory authority constituted under the Constitution of India or any other law for the time being in force. (g) “Establishment in private sector” means any industry, trade, business or occupation which is not an establishment in Public Sector ; (h) False community certificate means a Scheduled Caste certificate obtained by a person who does not actually belong to any of the Scheduled Castes or a Scheduled Tribe certificate obtained by a person who does not actually belong to any of the Scheduled Tribes; (i) Government means the Government of Tripura; (j) Local authority includes a Municipality or a Municipal Council, a Notified Area Authority, a Zilla Parishad, a Block Panchayat Samiti, or a Gram Panchayat etc ; (k) Notification means a notification published in the Tripura Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly; (l) Prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (m) Recruitment year means a period of twelve months beginning from the first day of April; (n) Schedule means the schedule appended to this Act; (o) Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall have the same meaning as has been assigned to them respectively in Clause(24) and Clause (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India ; (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty ; Provided that no such order shall be made after expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before the Tripura Legislative Assembly.