In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "appointed day" means the date on which this Act comes into force;
         (b) "co-operative bank" means the Sikkim State Co-operative Bank Limited, a society registered under the Sikkim Co-operative Societies Act, 1978 (Sikkim Act No. 12 of 1978);
         (c) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
         (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (e) "Sikkim Bank" means the State Bank of Sikkim constituted under the State Bank of Sikkim Proclamation, 1968;
         (f) "State Government" means the State Government of Sikkim;
         (g) "United Commercial Bank" means the United Commercial Bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)Act, 1970 (5 of 1970);
         (h) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.