(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
1[(1-a) "Authority" means the State Level Authority and Field Level Authorities appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act;]
(a) "District Education Officer" in relation to primary education means, the District Education Officer (Primary) and in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the District Education Officer (Secondary);
(b) "Director",-
(i) in relation to primary education, means the Director of Education (Primary Education);
(ii) in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary Education);
(c) "endowment fund" means the endowment fund created under section 4;
(d) "existing school" means a recognised school existing and imparting education on the date of commencement of this Act;
(e) "local authority" means,-
(i) in relation to educational institution managed by a Zilla Parishad, the Zilla Parishad constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayats Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);
(ii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal of Corporation, the Municipal Corporation constituted under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (III of 1888) or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (LIX of 1949);
(iii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or, as the case may be, Industrial Township, the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or Industrial Township constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965);
(iv) any other authority treated as local authority under any other law;
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(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
3[(g-1) "registered company" means a company registered under the provisions of section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);]
(h) "registered society" means a society for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);
(i) "registered trust" means a public trust for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950);
(j) "rules" means rules made under this Act;
(k) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(l) "school" means a 4****, primary school, secondary school, higher secondary school or junior college recognised by the Government and managed by any management and affiliated to any Indian or foreign course or Board on self-financed basis wherein all expenses of the school, for any purpose whatsoever, are to be met with by the management itself; and neither any grant-in-aid or financial assistance be given from the State Government or from a local authority, nor the State Government or the local authority be liable to meet any liability whatsoever incurred by such management of the school;
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(n) "section" means section of this Act;
(o) "State" means the State of Maharashtra;
(p) "up-gradation of school" means up-gradation of a recognised primary school to upper-primary school, upper-primary school to secondary school or secondary school to higher secondary school.
(2) Words and expression used in this Act, but not defined herein, and
(i) defined in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (35 of 2009) or the rules made thereunder shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act or the rules; or
(ii) defined in the Maharashtra Primary Education Act (LXI of 1947) or the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965 (Mah. XLI of 1965) or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Transfer of Management) Act, 1971 (Mah. XLIX of 1971) or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Management) Act, 1976 (Mah. XIII of 1976) or the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 (Mah. III of 1978) shall, as the context may require, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in or under these Acts.
1[(1-a) "Authority" means the State Level Authority and Field Level Authorities appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act;]
(a) "District Education Officer" in relation to primary education means, the District Education Officer (Primary) and in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the District Education Officer (Secondary);
(b) "Director",-
(i) in relation to primary education, means the Director of Education (Primary Education);
(ii) in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary Education);
(c) "endowment fund" means the endowment fund created under section 4;
(d) "existing school" means a recognised school existing and imparting education on the date of commencement of this Act;
(e) "local authority" means,-
(i) in relation to educational institution managed by a Zilla Parishad, the Zilla Parishad constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayats Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);
(ii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal of Corporation, the Municipal Corporation constituted under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (III of 1888) or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (LIX of 1949);
(iii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or, as the case may be, Industrial Township, the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or Industrial Township constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965);
(iv) any other authority treated as local authority under any other law;
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(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
3[(g-1) "registered company" means a company registered under the provisions of section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);]
(h) "registered society" means a society for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);
(i) "registered trust" means a public trust for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950);
(j) "rules" means rules made under this Act;
(k) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(l) "school" means a 4****, primary school, secondary school, higher secondary school or junior college recognised by the Government and managed by any management and affiliated to any Indian or foreign course or Board on self-financed basis wherein all expenses of the school, for any purpose whatsoever, are to be met with by the management itself; and neither any grant-in-aid or financial assistance be given from the State Government or from a local authority, nor the State Government or the local authority be liable to meet any liability whatsoever incurred by such management of the school;
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(n) "section" means section of this Act;
(o) "State" means the State of Maharashtra;
(p) "up-gradation of school" means up-gradation of a recognised primary school to upper-primary school, upper-primary school to secondary school or secondary school to higher secondary school.
(2) Words and expression used in this Act, but not defined herein, and
(i) defined in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (35 of 2009) or the rules made thereunder shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act or the rules; or
(ii) defined in the Maharashtra Primary Education Act (LXI of 1947) or the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965 (Mah. XLI of 1965) or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Transfer of Management) Act, 1971 (Mah. XLIX of 1971) or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Management) Act, 1976 (Mah. XIII of 1976) or the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 (Mah. III of 1978) shall, as the context may require, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in or under these Acts.
1 This clause was inserted by Mah. 39 of 2018, s. 2(1).
2 Clause (f) was deleted by Mah. 19 of 2013, s. 2(1).
3 This clause was inserted by Mah. 39 of 2018, s. 2(2).
4 The words pre-primary school were deleted by Mah. 19 of 2013, s. 2(2).
5 Clause (m) was deleted by Mah. 39 of 2018, s. 2(3).