Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) \"Academic Council\" means the Academic Council of the University;
2. (b) \"Animal\" or \"livestock\" includes birds, fishes, wildlife and reptiles;
3. (c) \"Animal and Fishery Sciences\" means science relating to animal husbandry, aquaculture, pisciculture, marine biology, animal and fish biology, study of animal and fish diseases or management of technology relating to development of under water resources;
4. (d) \"Appointed day\" means the date appointed under sub-section (4) of Section 1;
5. (e) \"Board\" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under Section 22;
6. (f) \"College\" means any college or institution established or maintained by, or affiliated to the University providing courses of study or training or providing for prosecution of research or providing extension education in veterinary and fisheries sciences, for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions of the University;
7. (g) \"constituent college\" means the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa and Animal Bio-technology Division of Bio-technology Research Centre, Jabalpur and includes such other College as may be declared by the Government from time to time;
8. (h) \"Dairy technology\" means the science of processing of milk or manufacturing of milk products and marketing thereof;
   • (i) \"Dean\" means the Dean of college and Dean of Faculty;
9. (j) \"extension education\" means the educational activities concerned with the training of livestock farmers, other groups concerned with animal health or welfare or improved animal husbandry practices and various phases of scientific technology related to animal production and marketing and includes demonstration to carry the new technology and innovation to livestock farms and homes through the government departments of Animal Husbandry and the like;
10. (k) \"Faculty\" means a Faculty of the University;
11. (l) \"Fisheries Sciences\" means applied sciences relating to Fisheries;
12. (m) \"Government\" means the State Government;
13. (n) \"hostel\" means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognised by the University;
14. (o) \"Other Backward Classes\" means the Other Backward Classes as specified by the State Government vide notification no.F-85-XXV-4-84, dated the 26th December 1984 as amended from time to time;
15. (p) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by the statutes or regulations made under this Act;
16. (q) \"Scheduled Castes\" means the Scheduled Castes as specified in relation to the State of Madhya Pradesh under article 341 of the Constitution of India;
17. (r) \"Scheduled Tribes\" means the Scheculed Tribes as specified in relation to the State of Madhya Pradesh under article 342 of the Constitution of India; \"statutes\" and \"regulations\" means respectively, the statutes and regulations made under section 41 and 43;
18. (t) \"University\" means the Madhya Pradesh Veterinary Sciences University established under section 3;
19. (u) \"Veterinary\" means the art and science of veterinary surgery and medicine and includes—
    • (i) the diagnosis of diseases in and injuries to, animals and (ii) the medical or surgical treatment to animals.