Definitions

In this Act, unless the context-otherwise requires, -- (a) "Government" means the State Government; (b) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and includes a hostel recognised as such by the University under this Act; (c) "notified date" means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (2) of section 1; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by this Act. or the statutes: (e) "statutes" means the statutes of the University made under this Act; (f) "teachers" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and other like persons as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers; (g) "University" means the Tamil University established under section 3.; (h) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); (i) "University library" means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.