(a) "Act" means the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (1 of 1992);
(b) "Article" means an article of the Constitution;
(c) "Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(d) "Bulletin" means the Bulletin of the House containing; (a) a brief record of proceedings of the House at each of its sittings, (b) information on any matter relating to or connected with the business of the House or other matter which, in the opinion of the Speaker, may be included therein, and (c) information regarding Committees; ,
(e) "Capital" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(f) "Clear Days" include Saturdays, Sundays and holidays but do not include the date of receipt of a notice by the Secretariat;
(g) "Committee" means any committee elected or constituted by the House or nominated by the Speaker for any specific or general purpose and which functions under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker;
(h) "Constitution" means the Constitution of India;
(i) "Deputy Speaker" means the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly;
(j) "Division" means the recording of votes by sending the members to lobbies or by adopting any other method;
(k) "Finance Minister" includes any Minister;
(l) "Financial Year" means a period of twelve months commencing from April 1, and ending on March 31, next following;
(m) "Gazette" means the Delhi Gazette;
(n) "Government" means the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(o) "House" means the Assembly;
(p) "Leader of the House" means the Chief Minister if he is the member of the House or a Minister who is the member of the House and is ^ nominated by the Chief Minister to function as the Leader of the House;
(q) "Legislature" means the Assembly;
(r) "Lieutenant Governor" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under Article 239 read with Article 239-AA of the Constitution;
(s) "Lobby" means the covered corridors immediately adjoining the Assembly Hall and coterminous with it;
(t) "member" means a member of the Assembly and also includes for the purposes of Section 11, a Minister;
(u) "member-in-charge" in relation to a resolution or motion means the member who has moved such a resolution or motion;
(v) "member-in-charge of the Bill" means, as respects a Government Bill, any Minister, and as respects other Bills, the member who has introduced the Bill or a member authorised in writing by such member to act in his behalf;
(w) "Minister" means a member of Council of Ministers;
(x) "Motion" means a proposal made by a member for consideration of the Assembly and includes an amendment to a resolution or a motion;
(y) "naming a Member" means drawing by the Speaker the attention of the House to the conduct of a Member with a view to action being taken against him;
(z) "precincts of the House" means the Assembly Hall, the lobbies, the galleries, the rooms in the occupation of the Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker's room, the Deputy Speaker's room, the Committee room, the Assembly Library, the Reading room, Party rooms, all accommodation in the charge of officers of the Assembly Secretariat and approaches leading thereto, and also such other places as the Speaker may from time to time specify;
(za) "President" means the President of India;
(zb) "private member" means a member other than a Minister;
(zc) "prorogation" means the termination of a Session by an order of the Lieutenant Governor under sub-section (2) of Section 6;
(zd) "resolution" means a proposal for the purpose of discussing a matter of general public interest;
(ze) "Roll of Members" means a register in which newly elected members sign, after making and subscribing the oath or affirmation and before taking their seats for the first time in the House;
(zf) "rule" means a rule of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Assembly;
(zg) "section" means a section of the Act;
(zh) "secretariat" means and includes the Assembly's Secretariat in Delhi and any other Camp Office set up outside Delhi for the time being under the authority of Speaker;
(zi) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Legislative Assembly and includes any other person as is empowered to perform the functions of the Secretary;
(zj) "Select Committee" means a Committee of members to which a Bill is referred by the Assembly for consideration and report;
(zk) "session" means the period of time commencing from the first sitting of the Assembly upon the summon of the Lieutenant Governor under sub-section (1) of Section 6 until its prorogation or dissolution under sub-section (2) thereof;
(zl) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the Assembly;
(zm) "Table" means the Table of the House.
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Summons to Members and Seating Arrangement
Section 2 • The Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislature Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1997
2. Definitions.
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