In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) Act means the Meghalaya State Council for Technical Education Act, 1993.
(b) Council means the Council for Technical Education established under section 3;
(c) Chairman means the Chairman of the Council;
(d) Committee means a committee appointed under section II;
(e) member means a member of the Council;
(f) polytechnic means an institution where a diploma course of study in engineering or technical subject is provided;
(g) prescribed means prescribed by rules or regulations, as the case may be;
(h) recognised means recognised by the Council;
(i) regulations means the regulations made by the Council Under this Act;
(j) rules means the rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(k) Secretary means a Secretary of the Council appointed under sub-section (3) and includes a Member-Secretary referred to in sub-section (4) of section 5;
(l) Section means a section of the Act; and
(m)State Government means the Government of the State of Meghalaya.