Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962

2 . Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " Administrator " means the Administrator of Pondicherry appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (b) " appointed day " means the 16th day of August, 1962, being the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Cession; (c) " former French Establishments " mean the territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam; (d) " High Court " means the High Court at Madras; (e) " law " means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order, bye-law, decree or other provision (by whatever name called) having the force of law; (f) " Pondicherry " means the Union territory comprising the territories of the former French Establishments; (g) " Treaty of Cession " means the treaty concluded between France and India on the 28th day of May, 1956 , establishing the cession of the French Establishments by France to India in full sovereignty.

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