Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "appointed day" means such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint under sub-section (2) of section 1;

1. (b) "constituent college" means any institution specified in Schedule I;
2. (c) "Dean" means the Dean of each Faculty;
3. (d) "Director" means the head of a constituent college, the head of research and development or the head of every centre of Advanced Study, as may be prescribed;
4. (e) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
5. (f) "Government" means the State Government;
6. (g) "hostel" means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognised by it either as a part of, or separate from a constituent college;
7. (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances or regulations made under this Act;
   • (i) "State" means the State of Tamil Nadu;
8. (j) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" means respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
9. (k) "teachers" means such Deans, Directors, Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers and other like persons as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
10. (l) "University" means the 1[Anna University] established under section 3.