Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "appointed day" means the date on which this Act conies into force ; (b) ''employee" means any member of the teaching and non-teaching staff of a higher secondary school (whether confirmed or temporary or on probation) in the service of such school and for the purpose of any proceeding under this Act in relation to a dispute referred to in section 8, includes any such member who has been dismissed or removed or whose services are other vise terminated; (c) "headmaster" means the head of the teaching and non-teaching staff of a higher secondary school by whatever style designated ; (d) "higher secondary education" means the education including post basic higher secondary education from eleventh standard upto twelfth standard ; (e) "higher secondary school" means a school imparting higher secondary education and includes school imparting post basic higher secondary education ;. (f) "manager" in relation to any higher secondary school means a person or body of persons in charge or control of the management of the higher secondary school ; (g) "non-teaching staff " means such staff of a higher secondary school as is appointed to perform any duty or function other than that of teaching ; (h) "notified order" means an order published in the Official Gazette; (i) "post basic higher education" means higher secondary education imparted through a productive craft ; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under section 17 ; (k) "Tribunal" means the Higher Secondary Schools Services Tribunal constituted under section 3.