3Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
¹[(a) "appointed day", in relation to an Institute mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule, means the date of its establishment as mentioned against it in column (4) of that Schedule;]
(b) "Board" means the Board of Governors of ²[an Institute] constituted under sub-section (3) of section 4;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of ²[an Institute ] nominated under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section (4);
³[(ca) "Council" means the Council established under sub-section (1) of section 30A; ]
(d) "Dean" means the Dean of ²[an Institute ] appointed under section 17;
(e) "Director" means the Director of ²[an Institute ] appointed under section 16;
(f) "Fund" means the fund of ²[an Institute ] to be maintained under section 21;
⁴[(g) "Institute" means any of the institutions mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;
(ga) "member" means a member of the Council nominated or elected under sub-section (2) of section 30A;
(gb) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(gc) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act; ]
(h) "Senate" means the Senate of ²[an Institute ] referred to in section 13;
(i) "Society" means the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Society, Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), District Ropar, Punjab registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);
(j) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean the Statutes and the Ordinances of ²[an Institute ] made under this Act.