Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (a) "affiliated college" means a college associated with and admitted to the privileges of a University constituted or established under any law for the time being in force but does not include a Government college or a college established or maintained by such a University; 2[(aa) "aided post" means an aided post on the establishment of an affiliated college against which such a college gets grant-in-aid from the State Government from time to time.]
2. (b) "Director" means the Director of Public Instruction, Punjab, and includes any other officer authorised by the State Government to perform the functions of the Director under this Act; 3[(c) "Educational Tribunal" means a Tribunal, constituted under section 7-A of this Act, which shall hear and decide the cases of disputes between the “Management Committees” and the “employees”, as defined in this Act and the Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979.]
3. (d) "Managing Committee" means the Managing Committee of an affiliated college and includes a person or body of persons for the time being entrusted with the management of the affairs of an affiliated college; 4[(e) “employee” means a person in the employment of an affiliated college but does not include a work charged employee]; 1[(f) “educational institution” means ‘an affiliated college’ as defined in clause (a) of section 2 of this Act, and includes ‘a privately managed recognised school’ as defined in clause (g) of section 2 of the Punjab Privately Managed Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979;] 2[(g) “Administrator” means the officer appointed by the Administrative Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Higher Education to manage the affairs of the affiliated college; and
4. (h) “mismanagement” means managing the affairs in a way which leads to violation(s) of the regulations of the University Grants Commission or its successor regulatory body or bodies, as adopted by the State Government, or of the regulations prescribed by the concerned University or of the grant-in-aid scheme or any other law or the directions of the State Government and includes, -
   • (i) failure to comply with the conditions of affiliation laid down by the University; or
   • (ii) misappropriation or misapplication of grants or funds received from the State Government, Government of India or through any of its instrumentalities or students; or
   • (iii) failure to take appropriate action under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Central Act No. 14 of 2013), despite having been called upon to do so or failure to take appropriate steps for the protection of the victim under the said Act; or
   • (iv) taking pecuniary benefits by the members of the Managing Committee; or
   • (v) taking actions which may defeat the national agenda of inclusive education; or
   • (vi) violation of any other law applicable to the affiliated college.]