Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise, requires,—

1. (a) “appointed day” means the date on which this Act comes into force under sub-section

1. (3) of section 1 ;
   • (b) “disciplinary authority” in relation to any University means any authority or officer of the University competent to take disciplinary action against a University employee :
   • (c) “notified order” means an order published in the Official Gazette.
   • (d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 17 ;
   • (e) “relevant University Act” means the Gujarat University Act, 1949, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Act, 1949, the Sardar Patel University Act, 1955, the South Gujarat University Act, 1965, the Saurashtra University Act, 1963 or, as the case may be, the Bhavnagar University Act, 1978 ;
   • (f) “University” means a University constituted under the relevant University Act and includes any institution of higher education in the State other than a University, declared under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 to be a deemed University for the purposes of the said Act ;
   • (g) “University employee” means any member of the teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of a University (whether confirmed or temporary or on probation) in the service of such University 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 otherwise terminated ;
   • (h) “Tribunal” means the Gujarat Universities Services Tribunal constituted under section 3.