Section 2. Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the State Open School Board, Uttar Pradesh established under section 3; (b) "Centre Superintendent" means a person appointed as such by the Board for supervision of the examinations to be conducted by the Board; (c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed by the State Government under Clause (a) of section 4; (d) "Director" means the Director of the Board appointed under Clause (b) of section 4; (e) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Board constituted under section 5; (f) "Head of the Institution" means the Principal, the Head Master or the Head Mistress of a Study Centre of the Board; (g) "Inspector" means a District Inspector of Schools; (h) "Open School" means all the study centers under the Board including the Board; (i) "Regulation" means the regulations made under this Act; (j) "Regional Joint Director of Education or the Deputy Director of Education (Secondary)" means the Joint Director of Education or the Deputy Director of Education of a region; (k) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board appointed under sub-section (1) of section 17; (l) "Study Centre" means an institution identified and approved by the Board as a unit of the open school.