Legal glossary

“institution”

Defined in 9 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Central Universities Act, 2009 · s. 2

    (l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by the University;
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  2. The Manipur University Act, 2005 · s. 2

    (n) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University;
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  3. The National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 · s. 2

    (e) "institution" means an institution which offers courses or training in teacher education; 5 [(ea) "local authority" means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee, Municipal Council, Zila Parishad, District Board or Nagar Panchayat or Panchayat, or other authority (by whatever name called),legally entitled to, or entrusted by the Government with the control or management of a municipal or local fund;]
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  4. The Pondicherry University Act, 1985 · s. 2

    (l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University;
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  5. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 · s. 2

    (f) "institution" means any agency, organisation, body, association of persons, business entity, company, partnership or single proprietorship firm, by whatever name it may be called, which is other than the public examination authority and the service provider engaged by such authority. Explanation .—For the purposes of this clause, it is clarified that "company" includes a company as defined in clause (20) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2003); or a limited liability partnership firm as defined in clause (n) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (7 of 2009); (g)"notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notify" shall be construed accordingly;
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  6. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013 · s. 2

    (p) "Institution" means an institution, school, college or centre of studies maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University for imparting education, training and research in aviation studies or in its associated disciplines;
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  7. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. · s. 2

    (e) "institution" means an institution, whether public or private, for the reception, care, protection, education, training or any other service of transgender persons;
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  8. The University of Hyderabad Act, 1974 · s. 2

    (k) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by the University;
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  9. The Women’s and Children’s Institutions (Licensing) Act, 1956. · s. 2

    (b) “institution” means an institution established and maintained for the reception, care, protection and welfare of women or children;
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