Chapter I Chapter I

(1) This Act may be called the Tripura Education Institutions (Acquisition of Right, Title and Interest) Act, 1980. (2) It shall come into force at once.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— (a) “appointed day” in relation to an educational institution means such day as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for such institutions; (b) “educational institution” means the educational institutions specified in the Schedule appended to this Act; (c) “Government” means the Government of Tripura; (d) “Head of Educational Institution” means the Principal/Headmaster or any other Principal Academic Officer of an Institution by whatever name he may be called; (e) “other employee” means an employee of the educational institution who is not a teacher; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed under the rules made under the Act; (g) “teacher” means a member of the teaching staff of the educational institution and includes a principal, Vice Principal, Headmaster or Assistant Headmaster; (h) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act.