Section 2 — Definitions

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-

(a) Board means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education constituted under Section 3;

(b) Chairman means the Chairman of the Board;

(c) Committee mean a Committee appointed by the Board under Section 13;

(d) Government means the Government of the State of Meghalaya;

(e) Fund means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education Fund constituted under Section 14;

(f) notification means a notification published by Government in the Official Gazette;

(g) Prescribed means prescribed by rules or regulations, as the case may be, made under this Act;

(h) Primary education means education imparted in a primary or junior basic school or its equivalent in the State;(i) Primary School includes any school where primary education is imparted;

(j) regulation means regulation made by the Boards under this Act;

(k) rules means rules made by Government under this Act;

(l) Secretary means the Secretary of the Board, and

(m)section means a section of this Act.