Section 3: Definitions.

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; (d) ―Director‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Director of such Institute as appointed under section 18; (e) ―Fund‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Fund of such Institute as maintained under section 23; (f) ―Governing Council‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Governing Council of such Institute as constituted under section 11; (g) ―Institute‖ means any of the institutions mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule; (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; (k) ―Registrar‖ in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar of such Institute as appointed under section 20; (ka) ―Schedule‖ means the Schedule annexed to this Act; (l) ―Senate‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Senate of such Institute; (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; (n) ―Statutes‖ and ―Ordinances‖, in relation to any Institute, mean the Statutes and the Ordinances of such Institute made under this Act.