3. Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — THE GOVERNMENT SAVINGS PROMOTION ACT, 1873

7 [3. Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " account " means an account opened under any of the Savings Schemes; (b) " administrator " means an administrator as defined in clause (a) of section 2 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925); (c) " Authorised Officer " means— (i) in the case of a Post Office Savings Bank, an officer authorised by the Director General Posts; and (ii) in the case of State Bank of India or a banking company or any other company or institution, an officer so authorised by State Bank of India or that banking company or that other company or that institution, as the case may be; (d) " banking company " means a banking company as defined in clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949); (e) " depositor " means an individual by whom, or on whose behalf money has been deposited in a Government Savings Bank and " deposit " means the money so deposited; (f) " executor " means an executor as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925); (g) " Government Savings Bank " means— (i) a Post Office Savings Bank; or

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