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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-
(a) "Act" means the Assam Non-Government School and College Employees Centralised Provident Fund Scheme Act, 1969[cite: 10];
(b) "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees to be constituted by the State Government as per scheme framed under section 4(1) for administration of the fund[cite: 10];
(c) "Centralised Provident Fund" means the fund established under section 3 of this Act[cite: 10];
(d) "Employer" means and includes:-
(i) Secretary of the Governing Body in case of employees of Aided Colleges[cite: 10];
(ii) Secretary of Managing Committee in case of employees of Aided Secondary Schools and Elementary Schools not under the control of the Elementary Education Board or District Council[cite: 10];
(iii) Secretary, State Board of Elementary Education in respect of the employees of his own office and Assistant Secretary of the State Boards in respect of the Elementary School Teachers, ministerial and other staff in the respective educational Subdivision in respect of whom they are appointing authority[cite: 10];
(e) "Employees" means and includes:-
(i) Teachers and Ministerial staff in Aided Secondary Schools and Aided Colleges[cite: 10];
(ii) Elementary School teachers and Ministerial staff and other whole-time employees under the State Board of Elementary Education[cite: 10];
(f) "Existing Fund" means accumulation in individual Postal Savings Bank or in any other Bank account of the contributions of the employers and employees in respect of the Contributory Provident Fund[cite: 10];
(g) "Existing Contribution" means the deduction from the salaries of an employee for deposit to the Contributory Provident Fund and the amount payable by the employer in respect of each employee to the said fund under the Rules and at the rate in force[cite: 10];
(h) "Non-Government Schools and Colleges" means and includes:-
(i) Elementary Schools maintained with Government grant-in-aid sanctioned through the State Board of Elementary Education and Elementary Schools where maintenance grant-in-aid is sanctioned direct by the Government[cite: 10];
(ii) Higher Secondary and Multipurpose Schools, High Schools, High Madrassas, Middle English Schools, Middle Madrassas as are in receipt of maintenance grant under deficit system sanctioned by the Government under the Rules in force[cite: 10];
(iii) Colleges as are in receipt of maintenance grant under the deficit system sanctioned by the Government under the Rules in force[cite: 10];
(i) "Scheme" means the Assam Non-Government School and College Employees Centralised Provident Fund Scheme, 1969 framed under section 4 (1) of this Act[cite: 10]; and
(j) "Subscriber" means an employee who has been admitted to and eligible for the benefit of Contributory Provident Fund under the provisions of the Rules in force[cite: 10].