Chapter-1 Preliminary

1.  (1)  These regulations may be called the Gujarat Secondary Education Regulations, Commencement 1974. 

     (2)   They shall come into force with effect on and from 16 th March,   1974.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

(1)     "Act" means the Gujarat Secondary Education Act, 1972.

(2)     "Appendix" means an appendix to these regulations.

(3)     "Conductor" means a person appointed to conduct an examination on behalf of the Board.

(4)     "Department" means the Education Department of the Government of Gujarat.

(5)     "Director" means the Director of Education, Gujarat State.

(6)     "Form" means a form appended to these regulations.

(7)     "Officer" means a District Education Officer appointed by the State Government under Section 21 as an officers of the Board and in the absence of such an officer, any person so appointed as an officer of  the Board.

(8)      "Moderator" means an examiner who has been appointed to moderate papers assessed by other examiners.

(9)      "New Expenditure" means expenditure involved in adoption of a new policy, provision of new facility or substantial alteration in the nature of existing facility.

(10)   "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board.

(11)   "Section" means a section of the Act.

(12)   "Supervisor" in relation to a Secondary School means, a full-time teacher of the same School appointed to supervise the work of the teachers in that school.

(13)   "Supervisor" in relation to examination conducted by the Board means, a person appointed by the Board to invigilate candidates at the examinations.

(14)   "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Gujarat Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar.

(15)   "School Year" means the academic year commencing from June every year.

(16)   "Board" means the Gujarat Secondary Education Board

(17)   "Examination" means the Secondary School Certificate Examination.

(18)   "Registered" means registered up to Std. X under Section 31 of the Act.