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Section 2

Definitions . — (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

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2. Definitions . — (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "address", in relation to a partner of a limited liability partnership, means— (i) if an individual, his usual residential address; and (ii) if a body corporate, the address of its registered office; (b) "advocate" means an advocate as defined in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (c) "Appellate Tribunal" means the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal constituted under 2 [section 410] of 3 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)]; (d) "body corporate" means a company as defined in 4 [clause (20) of section 2] of 3 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] and includes— (i) a limited liability partnership registered under this Act; (ii) a limited liability partnership incorporated outside India; and (iii) a company incorporated outside India, but does not include — (i) a corporation sole; (ii) a co-operative society registered under any law for the time being in force; and (iii) any other body corporate (not being a company as defined in 4 [clause (20) of section 2] of 3 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] or a limited liability partnership as defined in this Act), which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (e) "business" includes every trade, profession, service 5 [and occupation except any activity which the Central Government may, by notification, exclude];