2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires - (a) "Acts" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992); (b) "Adjudicating Officer" means an officer appointed under sub- section (1) of section 151 of the Act; (c) "Agent" means a person duly authorised by the appellant to present appeal or to give reply on its behalf before the Appellate Tribunal. (d) "Appeal" means an appeal preferred by any person aggrieved by any order made by an Adjudicating Officer under sub-section (1) of section 15T of the Act; (e) "Appellant" means a person making an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under section 15T of the Act; (f) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Securities and Appellate Tribunal established under sub-section (1) of section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992); (g) "form" means the form appended to these rules; (h) "legal practitioner" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (i) "Presiding Officer" means the Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal appointed under section 15L of the Act; (j) "Registrar" means the Registrar of an Appellate Tribunal and includes any officer of such Appellate Tribunal to whom the powers and functions of the Registrars may be assigned; (k) "Registry" means the Registry of the Appellate Tribunal; (2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. | 