2. Definitions.

[(a) "Board" means a Secondary School Certificate Examination Board constituted under section 3;]
[(b) "examination" means the Secondary School Certificate Examination;
(c) "examiner" shall include a paper-setter [and moderator] ;
(d) "Headmaster" or "Headmistress" means the head of the teaching staff of a recognised high school, by whatever style designated;
(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette ;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Board under this Act;
[(g) "State" means the State of Gujarat;]
(h) "recognised high School" means a high school recognised by the [Director of Education] , Gujarat [State] , or an officer authorised by him in this behalf or a high school registered by any University established by law in the [State] [and includes a recognised post basic school] ;
[(hh) "recognised post basic school" means a post basic school recognised by the Director of Education, Gujarat State or an officer authorised by him in this behalf;
(hhh) "secondary teachers" include teachers imparting instruction in recognised post basic schools;]
(i) "text book" means any book prescribed or recommended for the examination [by the Board] and includes a guide-book containing annotations on such text book;
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[3. Constitution of Board.
(A) [Seven ex-officio members]
(a) the Director of Education, or the Joint or a Deputy Director of Education designated by the State Government;
(b) the Director of Technical Education or any other officer of the Department of Technical Education designated by the State Government;
(c) the Director of Agriculture or. any other officer of the Agriculture Department designated by the State Government;
(d) the Inspector of Commercial Schools or any other officer designated by the State Government to represent the Commercial Schools;
(e) one Educational Inspector designated by the State Government;
[(f) one officer of the Education Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary designated by the State Government;
(g) the Inspector for Drawing and Craft.]
[(B) Seven members elected-
(a) by the Academic Councils of the Universities established by law in the State and of the institutions recognised by the University Grants Commission or declared by the Central Government as Universities in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of section 2 or of section 3, as the case may be, of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (III of 1956); and
(b) where there are no Academic Councils of any of such Universities or institutions, by the Academic Councils of the Universities or institutions having such Councils and by such authorities of the Universities or institutions having no Academic Councils as may be approved by the State Government, in such manner as may be determined by the State Government by rules made in this behalf.]
(C) Nominated by the State Government-
(a) [ten members] , out of whom [not less than five] shall be secondary teachers, from amongst Headmasters, Headmistresses and secondary teachers of recognised high schools in the [State] ;
(b) one Principal of a secondary training college in the [State] ;
(c) two persons (not being Headmasters, Headmistresses or secondary teachers) who have had the experience of matters connected with higher or secondary education:
(i) if he is elected under paragraph (B) and ceases to be the member of the Academic Council or the authority, as the case may be;
(ii) if he is nominated under clause (a) of paragraph (C) and ceases to be either a Headmaster or a Headmistress or a secondary teacher; and
(iii) if he is nominated under clause (b) of paragraph (C) and ceases to be a Principal.