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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Definitions. (a) "Board" means the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education established under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act 1963; (b) "Board of Madrasah" means the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education Act, 1994; (c) "Central Commission" means the West Bengal Central School Service Commission constituted under section 3; (d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Commission; (e) "Commission" means the Central Commission or the Regional Commission; (f) "Council" means the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education established under section 3 of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Act, 1975; 53 The West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997. [West Ben. Act (Section 2.) (g) "Headmaster" or "Headmistress" means the head of the teaching staff of a school, by whatever name he or she may be designated; (h) "Madrasah" means an educational institution imparting instruction in— (i) High Madrasah Education System within the meaning of sub-clause (i), or (ii) Senior Madrasah Education System within the meaning of sub-clause (ii), of clause (g) of section 2 of the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education Act, 1994, and includes a Junior High Madrasah. Explanation.—"Junior High Madrasah" shall have the same meaning as in clause (e) of section 2 of the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education Act, 1994; (i) "member" means a member of the Commission, and includes the Chairman; (j) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (1) "Regional Commission" means the West Bengal Regional School Service Commission constituted under section 3; (m) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Central Commission under this Act; (n) "school" means a recognised non-Government aided— (i) secondary school, or educational institution, or part or department of such school or institution, imparting instruction in a secondary education, or (ii) higher secondary school, or educational institution (other than a college), or part or department of such school or institution, imparting instruction in higher secondary education, or (iii) Madrasah, and includes a sponsored school. Explanation I.—"Recognised" with its grammatical variations, used with reference to a school, shall mean— (a) recognised or deemed to have been recognised under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963, or West Ben. Act V of