In this Act , — — U. P. ACT NO . 6 of 1979 ]

2. In this Act , — (a) "appointed day " means the date notified under sub -section (3) of section 1 ; (b) "Education Officer " means the District Basic Education Officer appointed under the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Act, 1972 and in relation to a girls' institution, the District Basic Education Officer (Women), and in each case includes any other officer authorized by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Education Officer under this Act ; (c) "employee of an institution" means a non-teaching employee in respect of whose employment maintenance grant is paid by the State Government to the institution ;

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