In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)―Chairperson‖ means the Chairperson of the Governing Council nominated under clause (a) of section 11;
(b)―Dean‖, in relation to any Institute campus, means the Dean of such Institute campus;
(c)―design‖ means a rational, logical and sequential innovative process for the purpose of transferring culture to viable products and services and for providing a competitive edge to products and services, and includes industrial design, communication design, textile and apparel design, lifestyle design, experiential design, exhibition design, craft and traditional sector design;
5[(d) ―Director‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Director of such Institute as appointed under section 18;]
6[(e) ―Fund‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Fund of such Institute as maintained under section 23;]
7[(f) ―Governing Council‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Governing Council of such Institute as constituted under section 11;]
8[(g) ―Institute‖ means any of the institutions mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule;]
9[(h) ―Institute campus‖ means the campus of an Institute as may be established by such Institute at any place within India or outside India;]
(i)―notification‖ means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(j)―prescribed‖ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
1[(k) ―Registrar‖ in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar of such Institute as appointed under section 20;]
2[(ka) ―Schedule‖ means the Schedule annexed to this Act;]
3[(l) ―Senate‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Senate of such Institute;]
4[(m) ―Society‖ means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), and mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;]
5[(n) ―Statutes‖ and ―Ordinances‖, in relation to any Institute, mean the Statutes and the Ordinances of such Institute made under this Act.]