2. Definitions .-In this Act, and in all Statutes made thereunder, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(a)“Academic Council ” means, in relation to a corresponding University, the Academic Council
of that University; (b)“agriculture ” includes the basic and applied scien ce of soil and water management, crop and
live-stock production and management, home sciences and the betterment of rural people; (c)“appropriate Government ” means,- (i)in relation to the Haryana Agricultural University, the Government of the State of
Haryana; (ii)in relation to the Punjab Agricultural University, the Government of the State of Punjab; (d)“Board”, in relation to a corresponding University, means the Board of Management of that
University; (e)“college” means a constituent college of a corresponding University; (f)“corresponding University ” means,- (i)in relation to the territories to which the functions of the Haryana Agricultural University
extend, that University; (ii)in relation to the territories to which the functions of the Punjab Agricultural University
extend, that University; (g)“existing University ” means the Punjab Agricultural University constituted by section 3 of the
Punjab Agricultural Un iversity Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 32 of 1961); (h)“library” means a library established or maintained by a corresponding University; (i)“prescribed ” means prescribed by the Statutes of a corresponding University;
4 (j)“Statutes” and “Regulations ” mean, respectively, the Statutes and Regulations made by a
corresponding University under this Act; (k)“transferred territories ” means the territories added to the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh
by sub -section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 o f 1966); (l)“Vice -Chancellor ” means the Vice -Chancellor of a corresponding University.