Section 2: Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “competent authority” means the competent authority appointed under section 6; (b) “Denotified Communities” means the community or communities which are socially and educationally backward and notified as Denotified Communities by the Government under the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of appointments or posts in the Services under the State) Act, 1993 (Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the 1994 Act); (c) “educational institution” shall have the same meaning as defined in the 1994 Act; (d) “Government” means the State Government; (e) “Most Backward Classes of citizens” means the class or classes of citizens who are socially and educationally backward and notified as Most Backward Classes by the Government under the 1994 Act; (f) “Part–MBC (V) Communities” means the community or communities mentioned in Part-MBC (V) of the Schedule, which are notified as Most Backward Classes by the Government under the 1994 Act; (g) “Part– MBC and DNC Communities” means the community or communities mentioned in Part- MBC and DNC of the Schedule, which are notified as Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities by the Government under the 1994 Act; (h) “Part–MBC Communities” means the community or communities mentioned in Part-MBC of the Schedule, which are notified as Most Backward Classes by the Government under the 1994 Act; (i) “private educational institution” shall have the same meaning as defined in the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Private Educational Institutions) Act, 2006 (Tamil Nadu Act 12 of 2006) (hereinafter referred to as the 2006 Act); (j) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act.