The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act,1986
Section 2. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator appointed by the President under article 239;
(b) “Appointed day” means the day1 which the Central Government may, notification in the official Gazette, appoint;
(c) “Article means an article of constitution;
(d) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;
(e) “Existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh” means the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh as existing immediately before the appointed day;
(f) “Law” includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having, immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole or any part of the existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh;
(g) “Sitting member”, in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly of the exiting Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh, means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that House or that Assembly;
(h) “Treasury” includes a sub-treasury.
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1. 20.2.1987: vide Notification No.S.O.74 (E), dated 11-2-1987, Gazette of India, Extraordinary,1987, part II, Section 3(ii).