Unique Identification Authority of India (Appointment of Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2020 · I — Preliminary

Regulation 2 Definitions

(1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Act” means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), as amended vide the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 (14 of 2019);

(b) “Appointing Authority” means Chief Executive Officer or such other officer to whom such powers and functions have been delegated by the Authority by general or special order;

(c) “Authority” means Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub- section (1) of Section 11 of the Act;

(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed on full-time or part- time basis under Section 12 of the Act;

(e) “Chief Executive Officer” means Chief Executive Officer of the Authority appointed under Section 18 of the Act by the Central Government;

(f) “Post” means any post in a grade whether permanent or temporary mentioned in the Schedule annexed to these regulations;

(g) “Selection Committee” means a committee constituted to consider selection for appointment, absorption, promotion and deputation of officers and other employees in any grade in accordance with the Schedule to these regulations.

(2) The words and expressions used in these regulations, but not defined, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them under the Act.

(3) For the purposes of these regulations, the terms 'he', 'him', 'his' and 'himself shall also refer to ‘she’, ‘her’ and ‘herself’ wherever the context warrants and singular will also include plural.