Section 2: Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— [Omitted]

(b) “instrument” includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, modified, limited, extended, suspended, extinguished or recorded; (c) “legal practitioner” means an advocate entered in any roll under the provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961);

(d) “notary” means a person appointed as such under this Act:

Provided that for a period of two years from the commencement of this Act it shall include also a person who, before such commencement was appointed a notary public under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), [Omitted] and is, immediately before such commencement, in practice in 8[any part of India:

Provided further that in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir* the said period of two years shall be computed from the date on which this Act comes into force in that State.]

(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(f) “Register” means a Register of Notaries maintained by the Government under section 4; (g) “State Government”, in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof.