Section 3 in The U.P. Consolidation Department Ministerial and Drawing Staff Service Rules, 1980
3. Definitions.
- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -(a)" Act " means the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (U.P. Act No. V of 1954), as amended from time to time;(b)" appointing authority " in respect of the posts at the headquarters, means the senior-most Joint Director (Headquarters) and in respect of the posts of the subordinate offices means-(1)the Joint Directors Consolidation, posted in a region, in respect of the posts of their offices.(2)the Deputy Directors, Consolidation, in respect of the posts of their offices; and(3)the Settlement Officers, Consolidation, in respect of the posts of their offices and the offices of Consolidation Officers and Assistant Consolidation Officers under them.(c)" Citizen " means a person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under Part II of the Constitution;(d)" Constitution " means the Constitution of India;(e)" Consolidation Officer " means the Officer defined in Section 3(3) of the Act;(f)" Department " means the Consolidation Department of the Uttar Pradesh Government;(g)" Deputy Director " includes District Deputy Director of Consolidation;(h)" Director " means the Director of Consolidation, Uttar Pradesh;(i)" Drawing Staff " in relation to the service means the Draftsman and Tracers;(j)" Government " means the Government of Uttar Pradesh;(k)" Governor " means the Governor of Uttar Pradesh;(l)" Headquarters " means the office of the Director of Consolidation in Lucknow;(m)" Member of the service " means a person appointed in a substantive capacity under these rules or the rules or orders in force prior to the commencement of these rules, to a post in the cadre of service;(n)" Settlement Officer " means Settlement Officer, as defined in Section 3 (9) of the Act;(o)" Service " means the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation Department Ministerial and Drawing Staff Service; and(p)" Year of recruitment " means the period of twelve months commencing from the first day of July of a calendar year.
