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Definition:- In this appendix, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) ELECTION means election to the committee. * (b) RETURNING OFFICER means any person appointed by the Registrar or appointed by an authorized officer by a special or general order; EXPLANATION:- (i) For the purpose of this rules “a person appointed” means – a person serving in Co-operative Department of the Union Territory or serving Gazetted Officer of the A&N Administration or a retired Gazetted Officer or a retired Official of the Co-operative Department or any other retired Official/Officer of any department of the A&N Administration. (ii) In case of the appointment of election officials other than officials of the Co-operative Department, the Registrar may prescribe the scale of honorarium to be paid to the election Officials engaged for conducting elections to the concerned co-operative society with prior approval of the Lt. Governor (Administrator), A&N Islands. * (In the principal rule, 1974, the existing provision against 1(b) of Part-I Appendix –F to the Rule 27 substituted vide Registrar of Co-operative Societies’ Notification No.267/F.No.RCS/26-5/2009 dated 21.02.2011, A&N Islands Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules, 2010) 92 Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Co-operative Department, A&N Islands, VIP Road, Junglighat, Port Blair, PIN-744103 (Contact No.03192232388), 2019. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR GAZETTTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT, 16, 1974 (c) PRESIDING OFFICER means a person appointed by the Returning Officer to be in-charge of the polling station for the purpose of election; (d) MANAGER means any person appointed as such by the Registrar for the purpose of the provisions contained in this appendix and if no such person is appointed, then the head of office of a co-operative society, by whatsoever name called, to whom the management of the co-operative society is entrusted; (e) VOTER means any person entitled to vote under these rules; (f) REPRESENTATIVE means an elector who is authorised to vote on behalf of a co-operative society; and (g) CANDIDATE means a voter who files his nomination papers to seek election as a member of the committee of a co-operative society.