In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
         (a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for coming into force of this Act;
         (b) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5;
         (c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the General Council;
         (d) "Director" means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 20;
         (e) "fund" means the fund of the Institute to be maintained under section 24;
         (f) "General Council" means the General Council constituted under sub-section (1) of section 15;
         (g) "Institute" means the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy incorporated under section 4;
         (h) "President" means the President of the Board appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5;
         (i) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Institute referred to in section 21;
         (j) "Senate" means the Senate of the Institute referred to in section 17;
         (k) "Society" means the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Society, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 (Andhra Pradesh Act 35 of 2001); and
         (l) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of the Institute made under this Act.