The National Commission for Women — AMENDING ACT

The National Commission for Women (Procedure) Regulations, 2005 INDEX CHAPTER I – PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, commencement and application (a) These Regulations may be called "The National Commission for Women (Procedure) Regulations, 2005". (b) They shall come into force with immediate effect. 2. Definitions In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Act" means the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (20 of 1990) as amended from time to time. (b) "Cell" means and includes the Complaints Cell, Research Cell, Legal Cell, Monitoring Cell or any other Cell that may be formed for facilitating the functions of the Commission. (c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Commission. (d) "Code" means the Code of civil procedure, 1908 as amended from time to time (e) "Complaint" means any written petition, grievance, Communication etc. received in the Commission or by the Chairperson, any Member, Member Secretary or any officer, from an aggrieved woman or on her behalf from any individual or organization (f) "Complainant" means an aggrieved woman or a group of women who have made a complaint personally or any individual or organization who has made a complaint on behalf of an aggrieved woman or a group of women. (g) "Committee" means a committee constituted by the Commission under Section 8 of the Act. (h) "Member" means a Member of the Commission. (i) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Commission. (j) "Officer" means and includes all officers of the Commission as appointed by the central government to assist the Commission. (k) "Prescribed" means as laid down in the Act or by the Rules and/or Regulation framed. (l) "Regulation" means regulation's framed by the Commission under Section 9(2) of the Act. Headquarters of the Commissio