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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- ( a ) "affiliated institute" means an institute which has been granted affiliation by the Board; (b) "appointed date" means the date on which this Act shall come into force; ( c ) "Art" means fine art, visual art or performing art restricted to music only; ( d ) "diploma level art education" means such art education which follows the Secondary Education or Higher Secondary Education, as the case may be, to attain diploma or post-diploma or post-graduate diploma or advanced diploma level fine art or visual art or performing art restricted to music only or such other art education as may be specified by the Board; ( e ) "art institute" means an institute imparting diploma or post-diploma or post-graduate diploma or advanced diploma in art education, recognized by the Board under this Act; ( f ) "autonomy" means a privilege of the Board conferred on an institute permitting conduct of academic programmes, examinations and developing syllabus for respective subject and issuing certificates of passing the examinations relating to diploma level art education; ( g ) "autonomous institute" means an institute to which autonomy is conferred under section 33; ( h ) "Board" means the Maharashtra State Board of Art Education established under section 5; ( i ) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Board under section 52; ( j ) "Director" means the Director of the Maharashtra State Board of Art Education appointed under section 22; ( k ) "examination" means examination conducted by the Board; ( l ) "fee or fees" means educational fees, examination fees, fees for affiliation or any other fee as may be specified by the Board, from time to time; ( m ) "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra; ( n ) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the Board; ( o ) "Head of Institute" or "Principal" means the Head of the teaching staff of an art institute, imparting diploma level art education recognized by the Board; ( p ) "management" means the trustees or the managing or governing body, by whatever name called, of any trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950) or any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or a company registered under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), under the management of which one or more institutes are conducted and admitted to the privileges of the Board; ( q ) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act; ( r ) "region" means the area comprised in each of the regions as specified in the Schedule; ( s ) "regional office" means the office established by the State Government for the concerned region; ( t ) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Board under this Act; ( u ) "regulatory authority" means any authority or body established by or under the law made by the Parliament whose approval is necessary to start diploma level art institute or courses and which are authorised to regulate the matters connected therewith and includes the Board; ( v ) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; ( w ) "teacher" means a member of the teaching staff (other than Principal or the Head of Institute) recognized by the Board.