Section 2: Definitions

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This section defines the following terms used in The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Ordinance, 2000: • Academic Council — the Academic Council of the Institute; • Authority — any of the Authorities of the Institute specified in section 7 ; • Board — the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under section 13; • Chancellor — the Chancellor of the Institute; • COMSATS — the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South; • Dean — the Dean of a Faculty; • Department — a Teaching Department established and maintained by the Institute; • Director — the Director appointed under section16; • Faculty — a Faculty of the Institute; • Institute — the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology; • Patron — the Patron of the Institute; • prescribed — prescribed by regulations, rules or Statutes; • Rector — the Rector of the Institute; This is the official statutory text, shown as written — it is not a paraphrase or a legal opinion. Consult a verified lawyer to see how it applies to your specific situation.

2. Definitions.—(1) In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the Institute; (b) "Authority" means any of the Authorities of the Institute specified in section 7 ; (c) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under section 13; (d) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the Institute; (e) "COMSATS" means the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South; (f) "Dean" means the Dean of a Faculty; (g) "Department" means a Teaching Department established and maintained by the Institute; (h) "Director" means the Director appointed under section16; (i) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the Institute; (j) "Institute" means the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology; (k) "Patron" means the Patron of the Institute; (l) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations, rules or Statutes; (m) "Rector" means the Rector of the Institute; (n) "regulations", "rules" or "Statutes" means the regulations, rules or Statutes made or deemed to have been made under this Ordinance; and (o) "teacher" includes the Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers and research staff engaged by the Institute for teaching graduate classes and such other person as may be declared as teacher by the Board.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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