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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- ( a ) "appointed day" means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section ( 2 ) of section 1; (b) "Committee" or "Management Committee" means the Management Committee constituted under section 5; ( c ) "Devasthan" means devasthan of Lord Shani at Shingnapur, Ahmednagar; ( d ) "Devasthan Trust" means the Public Trust in respect of Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan, Taluka Newasa, District Ahmednagar, as re-constituted under this Act; ( e ) "erstwhile trust" means the public Trust registered under the Public Trusts Act, with registration No. A/587, referred to in sub-section ( 1 ) of section 3; ( f ) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Committee appointed under section 18; ( g ) "Management Fund" means the management fund of the Committee constituted under section 27; ( h ) "Member" means a member of the Committee, and includes any office-bearer thereof whether called as, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer or by any other designation; ( i ) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act; ( j ) "Public Trusts Act" means the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950) or any other law relating to Trusts, for the time being in force; ( k ) "Trust" means the Devasthan Trust as constituted under sub-section ( 1 ) of section 3; ( l ) "Trust Fund" means the Fund of the Devasthan Trust constituted under section 25; ( m ) "Regulations" means the regulations made by the Committee under section 47; ( n ) "rules" means the rules made under this Act; ( o ) "Temple" means the Shanaishwar Temple at village Shinganapur, Taluka Newasa, District Ahmednagar; ( p ) "year" means the financial year; and ( q ) words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the meanings, respectively assigned to them in the Public Trusts Act.