Section 2Definitions

s. 2

2. Definitions In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) “Board” means the Board of [Trustees] of the Fund constituted under section 7 of this Ordinance; (2) “Family” means,- (a) in the case of a male Railway Servant, wife or wives and in the case of a female Railway Servants, the husband of the Railway Servant; and (b) the legitimate children, step-children, parents, minor brothers and sisters of the Railway Servant residing with and wholly dependent upon him or her; (3) “Fund” means the [* * *] Railway Servants Benevolent Fund constituted under section 3 of this Ordinance; (4) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; [* * *] (7) “Railway Servant” means,- [(a) a person who is a regular employee of the Railway including any one employed against temporary post and also anyone who holds any post in connection with the affairs of the Railway,] (b) a Railway Servant who has retired from service but the period of his retirement from service does not exceed two years, and includes any such Railway Servants who is- (i) on deputation elsewhere or on foreign service within the meaning of the [* * *] Railway Establishment Code, (ii) undergoing study or training in or outside [Bangladesh], (iii) on leave, (iv) under order of suspension, but does not include any person employed as work-charged, casual labour and substitute, and the [Director, Railway Audit] and other employees working in his office.

1. 4. The word “Trustees” was substituted for the word “Management” by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
2. 5. The words “Pakistan Eastern” were omitted by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
3. 6. Clauses (5) and (6) were omitted by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
4. 10. The words and comma “Director, Railway Audit” were substituted for the words and comma “Chief Auditor, Pakistan Eastern Railway” by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
5. 7. Sub-clause (a) was substituted by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
6. 8. The word “Pakistan” was omitted by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)
7. 9. The word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 of the Eastern Railway Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. IV of 1991)