In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)“appointed day” means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section (1) for coming into force of this Act;
(b)“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5;
(c)“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the General Council;
(d)“Director” means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 20;
(e)“fund” means the fund of the Institute to be maintained under section 24;
(f)“General Council” means the General Council established under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(g)“Institute” means the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology incorporated under section 4;
(h)“President” means the President of the Board appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5;
(i)“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute referred to in section 21;
(j)“Senate” means the Senate of the Institute referred to in section 17;
(k)“Society” means the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Society, Jais District—Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); and
(l)“Statutes” and “Ordinances” mean, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the Institute made under this Act.