In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

   (a)  "Commission" means the National Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3;

   (b)  "Member" means a Member of the Commission 1 [and includes the Vice-Chairperson];

   (c)  "minority", for the purposes of this Act, means a community notified as such by the Central Government;

   (d)  "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.