Legal glossary

“adult”

Defined in 3 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Cinematograph Act, 1952 · s. 2

    (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year; 6[(b) "Board" means the Board of Film Certification constituted by the Central Government under section 3;] 7[(bb) "certificate" means the certificate granted by the Board under section 5A;]
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  2. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 · s. 2

    (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth years of age;
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  3. The Mines Act, 1952, 35 of 1952 (Rep., Act 37 of 2020) · s. 2 · Repealed or not in force

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