1.         Interpretation

1.1       Definitions and Interpretations – In this document, unless the context otherwise specifies or requires:

(a)        “authorized person” means any member of the Events Committee or any person so designated by the Events Committee. Such person shall be clearly identified by displaying his or her identification card or badge;

(b)       “competition” means the Panorama competition at any of its respective stages and culminating in the National Finals for the respective steelbands;

(c)        “Conventional Steelband” means a Steelband in which all the instruments of the steelpan family are chromatic. The instruments are suspended from pan racks or pan stands;

(d)               “Events Committee” means the Committee established by the Central Executive Committee of the organization to manage the competition;

(e)        “organization” means Pan Trinbago Inc. (1986);

(f)        “Panorama” means the annual steelband competition organized by Pan Trinbago Inc. (1986) which commences in the weeks prior to Carnival and culminates in the Panorama Finals competition on the Saturday prior to Carnival;

(g)        “panyard” means the abode of the steelband. The venue for the storage of the steelpan instruments, rehearsals and other related social activities of the steelband members;

(h)       “Rules” means the Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the competition as originally drafted or as amended or from time to time in force;

(i)         “Stage Side Players” means a select group of players in a band. This core group is the performance group throughout the year outside of seasonal activities such as Panorama; and

(j)        “steelband” means an ensemble of pannists playing instruments of the steel pan family and supported by a rhythm section. The family consists of definite pitch percussion instruments encompassing a range of approximately six (6) chromatic octaves. The steel Band is often referred to as a steel orchestra.

Rules and regulations as posted by Pan Trinbago the governing steel organization of T&T