2. Definitions.

(a) 'Act' means the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act No. 14 of 1994);
(b) 'Administrative Tribunal' means the Administrative Tribunal constituted under section 3 of the Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965 (Act 6 of 1965);
(c) 'Director' means the Director of Panchayats;
(d) 'Form' means a Form appended to these rules;
(e) 'Presiding Authority' means the Director or the officer appointed by him to preside over a meeting called for election of the Adhyaksha or the Upadhyaksha, as the case may be;
(f) 'Section' means a section of the Act;
(g) 'Zilla Panchayat' means a Zilla Panchayat constituted under section 116 of the Act.