|     Definitions   2. In  this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—   
    
        
            | (a) |  | an          "act of a firm" means any act or omission by all the partners,          or by any partner or agent of the firm which gives rise to a right          enforceable by or against the firm; |  
            | (b) |  | "business"          includes every trade, occupation and profession; |  
            | (c) |  | "prescribed"          means prescribed by rules made under this Act; |  
            | (d) |  | "third          party" used in relation to a firm or to a partner therein means any          person who is not a partner in the firm; and |  
            | (e) |  | expressions          used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Indian Contract Act,          1872 (9 of 1872), shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act. |    |