Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Commission" means the Commission constituted under section 5; (b) "Director" means the Director appointed under section 12; (c) "Government" means the Administrator appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution; (d) "member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson; (e) "person" includes a firm, company, corporation or any public undertaking, association of persons or the Government and its agencies including agencies receiving aid from the Government; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; + This Act has come into force w.e.f 05.10.04 vide GO.Ms.No.35/2004-(wel.sw-IV) dt.05.10.04 published in the Gaz. No.45 dt.09.11.04. 357 (g) "public servant" means any employee of the Government or a local body or any corporation owned or controlled by the Government or any Government Agency or any public undertaking; (h) "registered" means registered with the Commission under this Act; (i) "unfair practice" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex for the purpose of or which has the effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women of fundamental constitutional rights, or of human rights, or of fundamental freedom in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field or the infringement of any right or benefit conferred on women by or under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or the mental or physical torture or sexual excesses on women. Act not to apply in certain cases