In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(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 1961);

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

(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.