Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- (a) 'Board of Studies' means the Board of Studies established for a subject under this Act. (b) 'Chancellor' means the Chancellor of the University; (c) 'Director' means the Director of the Institute; (d) 'Fund' means the fund of the University; (e) 'Governing Council' means the Governing Council of the University constituted under this Act; (f) 'Government' means the Government of Sikkim. (g) 'Institute' means the Institute of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences or any other Institute established by the Manipal Pai Foundation in the State of Sikkim; (h) 'Member' means the member of the University. (i) 'Notification' means Notification published in the Official Gazette. (j) 'Prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act. (k) 'Pro-Chancellor' means the Pro-Chancellor of the University referred to in Section 8. (l) 'Registrar' means the Registrar of the Sikkim-Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences; (m) 'Regulations' means the regulation made by the University under this Act. (n) 'Schedule' means the schedule appended to this Act. (o) 'Trust' means the Manipal Pai Foundation Trust registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882. (p) 'University' means the Sikkim-Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological sciences, Gangtok established under Section 3. (q) 'Vice-Chancellor' means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under Section 9.