: In this Act, unless the subject or the context requires otherwise,-
(a) "Internal procedure" means the internal procedure made by the cooperative organization in accordance with section 28.
(b) "Offence" means an offense under section 122.
(c) "Prescribed" or "as prescribed" means prescribed or prescribed in the rules made under this Act.
(d) "Family" means a member's spouse, son, daughter-in-law, daughter, adopted son, adopted daughter, father, mother, step-mother and dependent brother, sister-in-law, brother, daughter-in-law and elder sister. But that term does not refer to the family members who are living in their respective occupations by sharing or as if separated.
(e) "Primary capital fund" means share capital and reserve fund.
(f) "Savings" means money deposited by a member in a co-operative society.
(g) "Ministry" means the Ministry of the Government of Nepal that deals with cooperative matters.
(h) "Main business" means the business activities carried out by the organization or the association, which have at least more than thirty percent share in the liabilities of the surplus and the purchase or sale of the member in the last financial year.
(i) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 92.
(j) "Accounts Supervision Committee" means the Accounts Supervision Committee as per Section 48.
(k) "Regulations" means the regulations made under section 27 of the concerned cooperative society.
(l) "Department" means Co-operative Department.
(d) "Share" means a divided part of the share capital of a co-operative society.
(d) "Local level" means rural municipality and municipality and the term also refers to sub-metropolitan city and metropolitan city.
(n) "Director" means a member of the Committee and the term also refers to an officer of the Committee.
(p) "Member" means a co-operative societyHe should be remembered as a person who has received membership.
(h) "Committee" means the Board of Directors as per sub-section (1) of section 41.
(D) "Co-operative Bank" means a Co-operative Bank established as per Section 12.
(d) "Cooperative values" means self-reliance, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equality, solidarity, honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others, including internationally recognized cooperative values.
(N) "Co-operative business" means commercial activities conducted as per the provisions in the regulations of the cooperative organization.
(c) "Cooperative principles" means voluntary and open membership, democratic control by members, economic participation of members, autonomy and freedom, education, training and information, mutual cooperation between cooperatives and concern for the community, including internationally recognized cooperative principles.< br> (f) "Co-operative society" means an organization or an association and the term also refers to a co-operative bank.
(b) "Association" shall mean District Thematic Co-operative Society, District Co-operative Society, State Thematic Co-operative Society, State Co-operative Society, Central Thematic Co-operative Society and Specialized Co-operative Society registered under section 15 and the term shall mean the National Co-operative Society registered under the same section. It also refers to Mahasangha.
(B) "Organization" means a subject or multi-purpose organization formed in accordance with Section 3 and registered in accordance with Section 15.
(m) "General meeting" means the general meeting of the co-operative society.