Definitions. — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — THE NATIONAL HOUSING BANK ACT, 1987

2. Definitions. — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " Board " means the Board of Directors of the National Housing Bank referred to in section 6; (b) " Chairman " means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 6; (c) " director " means a director appointed under section 6; (d) " housing finance institution " includes every institution, whether incorporated or not, which primarily transacts or has as 2 [one of its principal objects], the transacting of the business of providing finance for housing, whether directly or indirectly; (e) " Managing Director " means the Managing Director appointed under section 6; (f) " National Housing Bank " means the National Housing Bank established under section 3; (g) " notification " means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (h) " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made under this Act; (i) " Reserve Bank " means the Reserve Bank of India constituted under section 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) . (j) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) , shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act; (k) words and expressions used herein and not defined either in this Act or in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) , but defined in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) , shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

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