2. Definitions

2.Definitions.

(1) Intheserules,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires,-

(a)“Act”meanstheLimitedLiabilityPartnershipAct,2008(6of2009);

(b) “Annexure”meansanAnnexuretotheserules;

(c) “Bench”meansabenchoftheTribunalandincludesthePrincipalBench;

(d) “certified”,inrelationtoacopyofadocument,meanscertifiedasprovidedin section76oftheIndianEvidenceAct,1872;

(e) “Code”meanstheCodeofCivilProcedure,1908;

(f) “filed”meansfiledintheofficeoftheRegistrarofTribunalorBench;

(g) “LLP”meansLimitedLiabilityPartnership;

(h) “LLPIN” means the Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number as referredtointheLimitedLiabilityPartnershipRules,2009;

(i)“LLP Liquidator” means a liquidator appointed in connection with voluntarywindingupofalimitedliabilitypartnership(LLP)fromthepanelmaintainedby the Central Government consisting of the names of practicing charteredaccountants, advocates, practicing company secretaries, practicing cost andworksaccountantsorfirmsorbodiescorporatehavingcharteredaccountants,advocates, company secretaries, cost and works accountants and such otherprofessionalsasmaybenotifiedbytheCentralGovernment

(j) “Member”meansanyjudicialmemberortechnicalmemberoftheTribunal;

(k) “Officer” includes any designated partner, partner, employee of the LLP and anypersoninaccordancewithwhosedirectionsorinstructionsthepartnersof theLLPhavebeenaccustomedtoact;

(l) “OfficeroftheTribunal”includesaliquidatorappointedunderthese rules;

(m) “Official Liquidator” means a Liquidator who, in relation to winding up byTribunal, is appointed by the Central Government exercise the powers ofOfficial Liquidator and includes Joint, Deputy or Assistant OfficialLiquidators;

(n) “Proceedings”meansproceedingsandproceduresspecifiedinPartVIofthese rulesandincludeotherproceedingsorproceduresundertheActortherules.

(o) “RegistrarofTribunal”means,theRegistraroftheTribunal,andincludesan Additional Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the TribunaloranyofitsBench,andsuchotherofficerasmaybeauthorizedby thePresidentoftheTribunaltoperformalloranyofthedutiesassignedtothe RegistrarofTribunalundertheActandrulesmadethereunder;

(p) “Section”meansasectionoftheLimitedliabilityPartnershipAct,2008(6 of2009);

(q) “Summons”meansasummonsreturnablebeforeanyMemberoftheTribunal;

(r) “Tribunal” means the Tribunal as defined in clause (u) of sub-section (1) of section2oftheAct:

Provided that until the Tribunal is constituted under the Companies Act 1956,theword“Tribunal”shallbesubstitutedwiththewords“HighCourt”.

(2) Save as aforesaid, and unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions containedintheserulesshallbearthesamemeaningasintheLimitedliabilityPartnership Act,2008.