2. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
"Administrator" means the administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;
"appointed day" means the day which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint;
"article" means an article of the Constitution;
"Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;
"existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh" means the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh as existing immediately before the appointed day;
"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 Himachal Pradesh;
"sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh, means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that House or that Assembly;
"treasury" includes a sub-treasury.