30. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“dedicated wards” mean wards identified or established in specified hospitals for the purpose of providing health care and nursing to persons entitled to receive benefits under this Act.

“farmer” means a farmer who has joined the benefit scheme in terms of the Farmers’ Pension and Social

Security Benefits Scheme Act, No. 12 of 1987 ;

“fisherman” means a person who is engaged in fishing as a livelihood ;

“local government service member” means an person who is or who is deemed to be a member of the local governments service constituted under the

Local Goverment Service Act, No. 16 of 1974 ;

“local government service pensioner” means a person retired from the local government service and who is in receipt of a pension in respect of such service ;

“provincial public service officer” means a person employed in the provincial public service of a

Province in terms of the Provincial Councils Act,

No. 42 of 1987 ;

“provincial public service pensioner” means a person retired from the service of the provincial public service and who is in receipt of a pension from a

Provincial Council ;

“public officer” means a public officer who is in service and is under sixty years of age ;

“public service pensioner” means a public officer who has retired from service and is in receipt of a pension from the government;

“Samurdhi beneficiary” means a person entitled to receive benefits in terms of the Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka Act, No. 30 of 1995 and includes the family of such beneficary ; and

“self employed person” means a person who is engaged in carrying out a livelihood by himself.