Definitions

In this Act and in all Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires:— (a) "All India Council for Technical Education" means All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987); (b) "appointed day" means the day on which this Act shall come into force; (c) "Council of Architecture" means the Council constituted under section 3 of the Architects Act, 1972 (Central Act 20 of 1972); (d) "Council of Scientific and Industrial Research" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, an agency of the Government of India; (e) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and all other staff of the University; (f) "fee" means fee collected by the University from the students by whatever name called, which is not refundable; (g) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana in the administrative department; (h) "Performing and Visual Arts" mean the form of art such as fine arts, design, urban planning and architecture, film and television, ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, crafts, photography, video, film making, and involve aspects of the visual arts as well as other related areas; (i) "Schedule" means Schedule appended to this Act; (j) "State" means the State of Haryana; (k) "Society" means Government Technical Institution Society, Rohtak registered vide No. 01 year 2007-08, dated 28.06.2007 under section 21 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860; (l) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this Act; (m) "University" means State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, as incorporated under this Act; (n) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); (o) "University teachers" mean Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or in any institution maintained by the University and are designated as teachers by the Statutes.