(1) This Act may be called the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training Act, 1992.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Punjab.
(3) It shall come into force on such date3 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
1 For statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 18th December, 1992, Page 2225 2 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 17 of 2013, Section 2 3 It has come into force on the first day of February 1993 vide Government of Punjab, Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Notification No. SO 13/PA.
2/93/S. 1/93, dated the 28th January, 1993.
Short title, extent and commencement.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) "affiliated institution" means an institution affiliated to the Board in respect of any course or courses of study in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder;
(b) "All India Council for Technical Education"means the All India Council for Technical Education as set up by the Government of India;
(c) "Board" means the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training established under section 3;
(d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(e) "Certificate" means a certificate awarded by the Board in respect of any course or courses of study in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder;
(f) "Committee” means a committee constituted by the Board under section 19;
(g) "diploma" means a diploma awarded to a person for successfully completing, in an affiliated institution such courses of study as may from time to time be specified by regulations;
(h) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training;
(i) "industrial training" means a training imparted to students in an institution of industrial training;
(j) "institution" means an institution imparting technical education or industrial training or both;
(k) "member" means a member of the Board and includes 1[the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary] thereof;
(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(m) "regulation" means a regulation made by the Board under this Act;
1 Substituted for words“the Chairman and Secretary” by Punjab Act No. 34 of 2011, Section 2 Definitions.
(n) "rule" means a rule made by the Government under this Act;
(o) "Secretary" means a Secretary to the Board;
(p) "Section" means a section of this Act;
(q) "State" means the State of Punjab;
(r) "technical education" means programmes of education, research and training in engineering, technology, architecture, town-planning, management, pharmacy and applied arts and crafts and such other programmes or areas, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare from time to time1[; and] 2[(s) “Vice-Chairman” means the Vice-Chairman of the Board.]