# Key Definitions under Section 3 (Part 2)
## 1. Official Gazette / Gazette [Section 3(39)]
Means either:
1. The Gazette of India, or
2. The Official Gazette of a State.
Context: The Gazette of India is an authorised public journal of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Notifications, rules, orders, appointments etc. acquire legal effect when published here.
## 2. Person [Section 3(42)]
An inclusive definition — 'Person' includes:
- Any company
- Any association
- Any body of individuals, whether incorporated or not
Because the wording is 'shall include', natural persons (human beings) are obviously covered too — the section is expanding the term to ensure entities are not excluded.
## 3. Registered [Section 3(49)]
Used with reference to a document — means registered in India under the law for the time being in force for the registration of documents (typically the Registration Act, 1908).
## 4. Rule [Section 3(51)]
A rule made in exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, including a Regulation made as a rule under any enactment.
## 5. Schedule [Section 3(52)]
A schedule to the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs (the schedule is part of the parent Act).
## 6. Section [Section 3(54)]
A section of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs.
## 7. Sub-section [Section 3(61)]
A sub-section of the section in which the word occurs.
## 8. Swear [Section 3(62)]
'Swear' (with grammatical variations and cognates) includes affirming and declaring in the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare.
> Note: The terms 'Affidavit', 'Oath' and 'Swear' carry the same conceptual definition — all three include affirmation/declaration.
## 9. Writing [Section 3(65)]
Includes references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.
Modern application: This is the basis on which courts have read 'writing' to cover typed documents, e-mails, electronic records (read together with the IT Act).
## 10. Year [Section 3(66)]
A year reckoned according to the British calendar (1 January to 31 December, i.e., 365/366 days).