2. Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(i) "Act" means the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002);
(ii) "authorised office" means an officer authorised by the Central Government for the purpose of section 103 of the Act;
(iii) "decree" means any decree of a civil court and includes any decision or order referred to in section 94 of the Act;
(iv) "decree holder" means any person holding a decree as defined in clause (iii);
(v) "defaulter" means any multi-state cooperative society, any cooperative society, member or any other person committing default;
(vi) "form" means a form appended to these rules,
(vii) "general meeting" means a meeting of the general body including a representative general body referred to in the first proviso to subsection (1) of section 38;
(viii) "judgement debtor" means a meeting any multi-state cooperative society against which or any person against whom a decree has been obtained;
(ix) "recovery officer" means any person authorised to execute the powers of the Central Registrar under section 94;
(x) "sale officer" means a person authorised by the Central Registrar by a general or special order, to attach and sale the property of judgement debtor or to execute any decree by attachment or sale of property;
(xi) "section" means a section of the Act;
(xii) "schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules;
(xiii) Words and expressions defined in the Act and used but not defined in these rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.