Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — THE DELHI SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1973

2. Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " Administrator " means the Administrator of the Union territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (b) " Advisory Board " means the Board referred to in section 22; (c) " aid " means any aid granted to a recognised school by the Central Government, Administrator, a local authority or any other authority designated by the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority; (d) " aided school " means a recognised private school which is receiving aid in the form of maintenance grant from the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority or any other authority designated by the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority; (e) " appropriate authority " means, — (i) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by an authority designated or sponsored by the Central Government, that authority; (ii) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by the Delhi Administration, the Administrator or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf; (iii) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, that Corporation; (iv) in the case of any other school, the Administrator or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf; (f) " Delhi " means the Union territory of Delhi; (g) " Director " means the Director of Education, Delhi, and includes any other officer authorised by him to perform all or any of the functions of the Director under this Act; (h) " employee " means a teacher and includes every other employee working in a recognised school;

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