Legal glossary

“senior citizen”

Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 · s. 2

    (h) "senior citizen" means any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above;
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  2. The National Food Security Act, 2013 · s. 2

    (19) "senior citizen" means a person defined as such under clause (h) of section 2 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (56 of 2007);
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