3Definitions.

.In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Board", in relation to any Institute, means the Board of Governors thereof;
(b) "Chairperson", means the Chairperson of the Board;
(c) "Corresponding Institute", in relation to a society mentioned in column (2) of ¹[the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule] means the Institute as specified in column (3) of ¹[the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule];
(d) "Council", means the Council established under sub-section (1) of section 30 ²[ ³*** ⁴*** as the case may be];
(e) "Deputy Director", in relation to any Institute, means the Deputy Director thereof;
(f) "Director", in relation to any Institute, means the Director thereof;
(g) "Institute" means any of the Institutions mentioned in column (3) of ¹[the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule];
(h) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(i) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) "Registrar" in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar thereof;
(k) "Schedule" means ⁵[the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule];
(l) "Senate" in relation to any Institute, means the Senate thereof;
(m) "Society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and mentioned in column (2) of the ⁵[the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule];
(n) "Statutes and Ordinances", in relation to any Institute, means the Statutes and Ordinances of that Institute made under this Act.