Regulation - 2, Definitions.

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) “books of the corporate debtor” means

(i) the books of account and the financial statements as defined in section 2(13) and 2(40) of the Companies Act, 2013,

(ii) the books of account as referred to in section 34 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, or

(iii) the books of accounts as specified under the applicable law, as the case may be;

(b) “Code” means the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016;

(c) “contributory” means a member of the company, a partner of the limited liability partnership, and any other person liable to contribute towards the assets of the corporate debtor in the event of its liquidation;

(d) “electronic means” mean an authorized and secured computer programme which is capable of producing confirmation of sending communication to the participant entitled to receive such communication at the last electronic mail address provided by such participant and keeping record of such communication;

(e) “identification number” means the Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number or the Corporate Identity Number, as the case may be;

(f) “Preliminary Report” means the report prepared in accordance with Regulation 13;

(g) “Progress Report” means the quarterly report prepared in accordance with Regulation 15;

(h) “registered valuer” means a person registered as such in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and rules made thereunder;

(i) “Schedule” means a schedule to these Regulations;

(j) “section” means section of the Code; and

(k) “stakeholders” means the stakeholders entitled to distribution of proceeds under section 53.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used and not defined in these Regulations, but defined in the Code, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.