Section 1. Short title and commencement

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Nalanda University Act, 2010. (2) It shall come into force on such date[1] as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 1. 25th November, 2010, vide notification No. S.O. 2809(E), dated 18th November, 2010, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). (h) "Governing Board" means the Governing Board of the University constituted under section 7; (i) "Hall" means a unit of residence, by whatever name called, for students of the University provided, maintained or recognised by it; (j) "Member States" means the Member States of the East Asia Summit; (k) "Nalanda Mentor Group" means the group of persons constituted by the communication dated the 28th June, 2007 of the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs, inter alia , to examine the framework and structure of International co-operation and partnership which would govern the establishment of the University; (l) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances of the University; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances or by Regulations; (n) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning maintained or recognised by, or associated with, the University; (o) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 16; (p) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University; (q) "School" means a school of studies of the University; - (r) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (s) "teacher" means professor, associate professor, assistant professor and research staff of the University appointed or recognised by the University for imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or for giving guidance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University and are designated as teachers by the Statutes; (t) "University" means the Nalanda University established and incorporated under section 4.