7. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "appointed date "means the date of the commencement of this Act; "arbitrator "means an arbitrator appointed by the Registrar under the principal enactment, and includes arbitrators so appointed; " principal enactment " means the Co-operative Societies Ordinance, as amended from time to time by any subsequent Ordinance or Act, and includes any rules made under section 54 of that Ordinance for any of the purposes specified in paragraphs (t) and (x) of subsection (2) of that section; " Registrar " has the same meaning as in the principal enactment; " relevant act or thing " ,
" relevant power, duty and function ", in relation to the Registrar, means any power, duty and function conferred and imposed on, and assigned to, the Registrar under section 53 or section 53A of the principal enactment; " relevant proceedings ",
" relevant reference ",
| (a) in relation to the Registrar, means any decision of the Registrar on any relevant reference made to him, or on any appeal made to him under section 53 of the principal enactment against the award of any arbitrator on any relevant reference made to such arbitrator, or any other act or thing, by whatsoever name or designation called, done by the Registrar in the matter of any such reference, or any certificate issued by the Registrar under section 53A of that enactment; or |
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| (b) in relation to any arbitrator, means any award of such arbitrator on any relevant reference made to him, or any other act or thing, by whatsoever name or designation called, done by him in the matter of any such reference; |
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| (a) in relation to the Registrar, means any inquiry held by, or any other proceedings taken by or before, the Registrar, on any relevant reference made to or by him, or any appeal to him under section 53 of the principal enactment, or under section 53A of that enactment; |
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| (b) in relation to any arbitrator, means any inquiry held by, or any other proceedings taken by or before, such arbitrator on any reference of a dispute for disposal made to him by the Registrar under section 53 of the principal enactment; |
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| (a) in relation to the Registrar, means any reference of a dispute for decision made to him under section 53 of the principal enactment, or any subsequent reference of such dispute for disposal by any arbitrator made by such Registrar under that section; or |
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| (b) in relation to any arbitrator, means any reference of a dispute for disposal made to him by the Registrar under the aforesaid section 53. |
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