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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) Act means the Meghalaya State Higher Education Council Act, 2018; (b) All India Council for Technical Education means the Council constituted under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987); (c) Bar Council of India means the Bar Council constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961); (d) Chairman means the Chairman of the Council; (e) College means any college or institution approved by, or affiliated to any university within the State of Meghalaya and provides courses of study for admission to the examination of the university and inclusive of autonomous colleges; (f) Council means the Meghalaya State Higher Education Council; (g) Executive committee means the Executive Committee of the council; (h) Member Secretary means the Member Secretary of the Council; (i) Government means the Government of Meghalaya; (j) Higher Education means an Education, whether professional, Technical or otherwise, and includes research studies leading to the award of a Degree or Diploma or Certificate by a university or an institution approved by the university; (k) Institution means an Academic Institution of Higher Education . and research, not being a college, associated with and admitted to privileges of a university or maintained by a University; (l) Medical Council of India means the Council constituted under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956); (m) Member means a Member of the Council or the Executive Committee as the case may be; (n) Regulations means the Regulations made by the Council under this Act; (o) State means the State of Meghalaya; (p) Statutes, ordinances and Regulation of a university means respectively the statutes, the ordinances and the Regulations issued under the respective Acts of a university; (q) Teacher means any regular teacher working in a University, Government colleges or government aided or unaided college or institution whose appointment has been made or approved by or on behalf of the government or a university; (r) University means any University in the State established by an Act of the State Legislature or the Parliament; (s) University Grants Commission means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); and (t) Vice-Chairman means the Vice Chairman of the Council.