Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a) “Appointed date” means the date appointed by notification under sub- section (3) of section 1; (b) “Competent Authority means an authority appointed by the State Government, by notification, for discharging the functions for competent authority under this Act; (c)9 “Education Officer” means the District Education Officer or any other officer of the State Government or any teacher serving in the institution not below the rank of Principal or Head Master by whatever name called, appointed by the State Government as such for the purposes of this Act; (d)4 “Employee” means an employee of institution other than a teacher shown on the pay roll of the institution against a post as being in the employment as such but does not include an employee whose appointment is disapproved under clause (c) of section 6; (e) "Institution" means a non Government School or non government Educational Institution for higher education for the time being receiving maintenance grant from the State Government or from the Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Shiksha Anudan Ayog as the case may be, established; administered and managed by a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Madhya Pradesh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973) but does not include an institution established, administered and managed by –

(i) the Central government; or (ii) the State Government; or (iii) a local authority; or (iv) any agency managed, controlled, approved or sponsored by the Central Government or the State Government, as the State Government may, by notification, specify; (v) a non-trading corporation formed and registered under the Madhya Pradesh Non- Trading Corporation Act, 1962 (No. 20 of 1962) or deemed to have been registered thereunder;

(f)5 ‘grant’ means a grant given to the institution as may be fixed by the State Government from time to time; (g) “Management” in relation to any institute means the governing body thereof within the meaning of the Madhya Pradesh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1978 (No. 44 of 1973), and the expression management of the institution shall be construed accordingly; (h) “School” means non- Government Primary, Middle or Secondary School; (i)6 “Teacher” means a teacher of an institution employed in fulfillment of the conditions of recognition/affiliation of an institution or of a new subject or a higher class or a new section in the existing class by the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or any University or the Ayog, as the case may be, and shown on the pay roll of the institution against a post as being in the employment as such but does not include a teacher whose appointment is disapproved under clause © of Section 6.;

(j)7 ‘Salary’ means the salary and other allowances payable to a teacher’ or an employee at the rate as may be notified by’ the institution.

(k) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Madhya Pradesh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973), the Madhya Pradesh Ashaskiya School Viniyaman Adhiniya, 1975 (No. 33 of 1975) or the Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Shiksha Annudan Ayog Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 21 of 1973), as the case may be, shall, as the context requires, have the meanings assigned to them in the respective said Acts.