2. Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. - (1) “Act” means the Collection of Statistics Act, 1953 (32 of 1953): (2) “Notice” means the notice referred to in rule 3; (3) “Plantation” means a commercial concern referred to in sub-clause (ix) of Cl. (b) of Sec. 2 of the Act: (4) “Statistics authority” means the officer appointed by the Central Government to be the statistics authority under Sec. 4 of the Act; and (5) “Survey year” means- (a) In relation to the collection of statistics relating to a factory engaged in the sugar industry, the twelve calendar months commencing from the 1st July of a year and ending with the 30th June of the succeeding year: (b) In any other case the accounting year of the factory ending on any date between 1st April of the year in respect of which the statistics are being collected and the 31st March of the preceding year.
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