Legal glossary

“service”

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 Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. · s. 2

    (w) "service" means any provision, facility, utility or any other assistance provided in any form to an individual or a group of individuals and includes such other services as may be notified by the Central Government;
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  2. The Depositories Act, 1996 · s. 2

    (m) "service" means any service connected with recording of allotment of securities or transfer of ownership of securities in the record of a depository.
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  3. The Seamens Provident Fund Act, 1966 · s. 2

    (m) "service" means the period of employment of a seaman under the agreement with the crew and includes any period in respect of which wages are paid or are payable to him;
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