Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Bar Council of India" means the Bar Council of India constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961); (c) "Board" means Board of Trustees of Trust; (d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (e) "Chancellor" means a Judge of the Supreme Court of India to be nominated by the Board; (f) "Chief Finance and Accounts Officer" means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University; (g) "Director-in-Chief" and "Director(s)" means the Director-in-Chief and Director(s) of the University; (h) "distance education" means education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communications, including online, broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or any other methodology; (i) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (j) "General Council" means the General Council of the University; (k) "Government" means the Government of Goa; (l) "hostel" means a place of residence for the students of the University or its colleges, institutions or centers provided, maintained or recognized by the University; (m) "Off-Campus Centre" means a Centre of the University established by it outside the main campus operated and maintained as its constituent unit having the University's compliment of facilities, faculty and staff; (n) "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (o) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (p) "Regulations" means the regulations framed by the Executive Council; (q) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; (r) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Board; (s) "State" means the State of Goa; (t) "Student" means a person enrolled in the University for a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly recognized by the University, including a research degree; (u) "teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render guidance in any other form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the University, who is so designated under the Regulations; (v) "Trust" means the Bar Council of India Trust (registered on 26-09-2020 in the office of Sub-Registrar-III, New Delhi/Delhi vide registration No. 443, Book No. 4, Volume No. 4,448 and Page No. 1 to 30), a public charitable trust, created by the Bar Council of India; (w) "University" means the India International University of Legal Education and Research of the Bar Council of India Trust at Goa established under sub-section (1) of section 3; (x) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University; (y) "Visitor" means the Chief Justice of India or a Senior Judge of Supreme Court of India as nominated by him.