Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

Section 3Definitions

Section 3: Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a)

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Governing Council nominated under clause (a) of section 11;

(b)

"Dean", in relation to any Institute campus, means the Dean of such Institute campus;

(c)

"design" means a rational, logical and sequential innovative process for the purpose of transferring culture to viable products and services and for providing a competitive edge to products and services, and includes industrial design, communication design, textile and apparel design, lifestyle design, experiential design, exhibition design, craft and traditional sector design;

[(d) "Director", in relation to any Institute, means the Director of such Institute as appointed under section 18;] [(e) "Fund", in relation to any Institute, means the Fund of such Institute as maintained under section 23;] [(f) "Governing Council", in relation to any Institute, means the Governing Council of such Institute as constituted under section 11;] [(g) "Institute" means any of the institutions mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule;] [(h) "Institute campus" means the campus of an Institute as may be established by such Institute at any place within India or outside India;]

(i)

"notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(j)

"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

[(k) "Registrar" in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar of such Institute as appointed under section 20];

[(ka) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to this Act;] [(l) "Senate", in relation to any Institute, means the Senate of such Institute;] [(m) "Society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), and mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;] [(n) "Statutes" and "Ordinances", in relation to any Institute, mean the Statutes and the Ordinances of such Institute made under this Act.]

Amendment notes (10)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (d) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (e) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  3. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (f) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  4. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (g) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  5. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (h) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  6. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 5, for clause (k) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  7. Ins w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  8. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (l) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  9. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (m) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
  10. Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2020 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (n) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).