In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"Association"

means the Reserve Force Council Association established as an integral part of the Council by the Council’s constitution, as approved by the Minister on 9 November 2013, to represent Reserve Force organisations and individual serving or former Reserve Force members;

"Constituents"

means the Reserve Force structural components as represented by their officers commanding and the individual serving and retired Reserve Force members, as represented by the Association;

"constitution"

means the constitution of the Council approved by the Minister under section 48(3) of the Act;

"the Act"

means the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002);

"the Council"

means the Reserve Force Council established by the Minister under section 48(1) of the Act.