Section 2. The formation and growth of Auroville was welcomed by the Government of India as a concrete effort o

2. The formation and growth of Auroville was welcomed by the Government of India as a concrete effort of creating international under-standing. Resolutions were also sponsored by the Government of India in four general conferences of UNESCO, commending Auroville project to those interested in UNESCO's ideals. However, soon after the Mother left her body in 1973, unhappy development overtook this project and the Central Government was forced to take over temporarily the management of Auroville from Sri Aurobindo Society and others under the Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1980 (59 of 1980). Initially, the Act was valid for 5 years, but it had to be extended further in 1985 and 1987 as the efforts made to arrive at a solution, in consultation with the residents of Auroville and Sri Aurobindo Society, to provide for the permanent management of Auroville, had not succeeded. Efforts were however, continued and a broad consensus has now emerged that it would be in the interest of further development of Auroville to establish a body corporate called the Auroville Foundation. 2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "appointed day" means the date of commencement of this Act; (b) "Auroville" means so much of the undertakings as form part of, or are relatable to, the cultural township which is known as Auroville and the charter of which was proclaimed by the 'Mother' on the 28th day of February, 1968; (c) "Council" means the Auroville International Advisory Council constituted under sub-section (1) of section 21; (d) "Custodian" means the person who is appointed as the Custodian under sub-section (2) of section 7 in respect of the undertakings; (e) "Foundation" means the Auroville Foundation established under sub-section (1) of section 10; (f) "Governing Board" means the Governing Board of the Foundation constituted under sub-section (1) of section 11; (g) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "Residents Assembly" means the Residents' Assembly of the Foundation; (j) "Society" means Sri Aurobindo Society, being a Society as defined in the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 (West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961), and having its registered office at Calcutta in the State of West Bengal; (k) "specified date" means such date as the Central Government may, for the purpose of section 9, by notification, specify; (l) "trust" or "body" means a trust or body specified in the Schedule; (m) "undertakings" means the undertakings of the Society, trust or body which had vested in the Central Government under section 3.