Definitions

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-

1. (a) Board means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education constituted under Section 3;
2. (b) Chairman means the Chairman of the Board;
3. (c) Committee mean a Committee appointed by the Board under Section 13;
4. (d) Government means the Government of the State of Meghalaya;
5. (e) Fund means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education Fund constituted under Section 14;
6. (f) notification means a notification published by Government in the Official Gazette;
7. (g) Prescribed means prescribed by rules or regulations, as the case may be, made under this Act;
8. (h) Primary education means education imparted in a primary or junior basic school or its equivalent in the State;(i) Primary School includes any school where primary education is imparted;
9. (j) regulation means regulation made by the Boards under this Act;
10. (k) rules means rules made by Government under this Act;
11. (l) Secretary means the Secretary of the Board, and (m)section means a section of this Act.