Section 2. Definitions

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "Advisory Board" means the Board referred to in section 22; (c) "aid" means any aid granted to a recognised school by the Central Government, Administrator, a local authority or any other authority designated by the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority; (d) "aided school" means a recognised private school which is receiving aid in the form of maintenance grant from the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority or any other authority designated by the Central Government, Administrator or a local authority; (e) "appropriate authority" means,— (i) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by an authority designated or sponsored by the Central Government, that authority; (ii) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by the Delhi Administration, the Administrator or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf; (iii) in the case of a school recognised or to be recognised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, that Corporation; (iv) in the case of any other school, the Administrator or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf; (f) "Delhi" means the Union territory of Delhi; (g) "Director" means the Director of Education, Delhi, and includes any other officer authorised by him to perform all or any of the functions of the Director under this Act; (h) "employee" means a teacher and includes every other employee working in a recognised school;