Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "aided post" means the post on the establishment of a privately managed recognised school against which such a school gets grant-in-aid from the State Government; (b) "Director" means the Director of Public Instruction (Schools), Punjab and Director of Public Instruction (Primary Education), as the case may be, and includes any other officer authorised by him in this behalf; (c) "employee" means any person employed on an aided post in any privately managed recognised school for hire or reward (whether the terms of employment be express or implied) and for the purposes of any proceedings under this Act in relation to any employment dispute includes the person dismissed or removed from service but does not include a part-time employee; 2[(cc) “educational institution” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Act, 1974.] (d) "existing school" means a privately managed recognised school which is in existence at the commencement of this Act; (e) "managing committee" means the body of the individuals who are entrusted with the management of any privately managed recognised school; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "privately managed recognised school" means a school, which is not run by the Central Government, the State Government, a local authority or any other authority designated or sponsored by the Central Government, State Government or local authority, as the case may 1 This Act has been come into force on dated 23rd day of January, 1981, vide Government of Punjab, Department of Education, Notification No. S.O. 5/P.A. 18/79/S. 1/81. dated, 23rd January, 1981. 2 Inserted by Punjab Act No. 48 of 2013, Section 2 Definitions. be, and is recognised by the State Government for imparting pre-primary, primary, middle, high and higher secondary education or training below the degree level, but does not include an institution which imparts technical education; 1[(h) "Educational Tribunal" means a Tribunal, constituted under section 7-A of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Act, 1974.] CHAPTER II TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF EMPLOYEES