Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

Section 3Definitions

Section 3: Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a)

"appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section (1) for coming into force of this Act;

(b)

"Board" means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5;

(c)

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the General Council;

(d)

"Director" means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 20;

(e)

"fund" means the fund of the Institute to be maintained under section 24;

(f)

"General Council" means the General Council established under sub-section (1) of section 15;

(g)

"Institute" means the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology incorporated under section 4;

(h)

"President" means the President of the Board appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5;

(i)

"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Institute referred to in section 21;

(j)

"Senate" means the Senate of the Institute referred to in section 17;

(k)

"Society" means the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Society, Jais District—Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); and

(l)

"Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the Institute made under this Act.