Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Intelligent Global Hub for Digital Pedagogies Act, 2019.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (1) "Board" means the Board of Directors constituted under section 5;
2. (2) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board of Directors ;
3. (3) "CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Institution ;
4. (4) "CFO" means the Chief Finance Officer of the Institution;
5. (5) "CLO" means the Chief Legal Officer of the Institution;
6. (6) "Company" means a company incorporated under the companies Act, 2013;
7. (7) "Directors" means members of the Board of Directors, other than Nominee Director; (8). "Divisions" means the seven separate areas of work that the Institution is being set up for; (9). "Division Heads" means the heads of each of the seven Divisions. (10). "General Seats" means ten members of the Governing Council, each called a "Member" of the Governing Council; (11). "Government" means the Government of the State of Andhra Pradesh;
8. (12) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the Institution that governs the Board of Directors; (13). "IGHDP" means the Intelligent Global Hub for Digital Pedagogies; (14). "Institution" means the IGHDP entity of the Institution; (15). "Nominee Director" means one nominee from the Government as a member of the Board of Directors;
9. (16) "President" means the President of the Governing Council; (17). "Reserved Seat" of the Governing Council mean one seat permanently reserved, for the Government called a "Permanent Member”; (18). "Statutes" and "Ordinances" means, the Statutes and Ordinances of the Institution for the time being, in force; (19). "Vendor Organizations" means the external vendor organizations that will be responsible for operating the For Profit Divisions.