In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-
(a) Board means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education constituted under Section 3;
(b) Chairman means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) Committee mean a Committee appointed by the Board under Section 13;
(d) Government means the Government of the State of Meghalaya;
(e) Fund means the Meghalaya Board of Primary School Education Fund constituted under Section 14;
(f) notification means a notification published by Government in the Official Gazette;
(g) Prescribed means prescribed by rules or regulations, as the case may be, made under this Act;
(h) Primary education means education imparted in a primary or junior basic school or its equivalent in the State;(i) Primary School includes any school where primary education is imparted;
(j) regulation means regulation made by the Boards under this Act;
(k) rules means rules made by Government under this Act;
(l) Secretary means the Secretary of the Board, and
(m)section means a section of this Act.