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In this Act- (a) "Board" means the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh; (b) "course book" means any book prescribed or recommended by or written according to the syllabi of the Department of Education, Uttar Pradesh, or the Board or any University as defined in clause (20) of section 2 of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973 and specified or referred to in the notification under section 7 ; (c) "concessional rate paper'" means the paper made available by the Central Government at concessional rate, and allotted to publishers through the State Government; (d) "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale, of any course books, whether by wholesale (whether as printer, publisher or distributor) or by retail, and includes his representative or agent ; (e) "director" 'means the Director of Education, Uttar Pradesh; (f) "notified price" in relation to a course book means the price indicated against it in a notification issued under section 7 and until such notification is issued, the price indicated in the Uttar Pradesh Course Books Order; 1975 ; 1- For statement of Objects and Reasons see U. P. Gazette Extraordinary dated May 10. 1978. [The Uttar Pradesh Course Books Act, 1978] [Section 3-4] (g) "Prescribed Authority" means the District Magistrate and includes any officer authorized by him in writing to perform any of his functions under this Act ; (h) "prospectus" means the "Vivran Patrika" issued from time to time for the High School and Intermediate Examinations by the Board ; (i) "publisher" means a person who publishes any book prepared according to the syllabus prescribed by the Board for use In the High School and Intermediate classes or according to syllabus prescribed by .the Department of Education for classes I to VIII and includes a person who publishes a course book. Dealer not to withhold from sale or charge excess price