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Students (Higher Education) Loans Act (No. 50 of 1983) - Sect 24

Interpretation

24. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- "employer" in relation to an employee in the Public Service, Local Government Service, Public Corporation or a statutory body means the Head of the Department concerned or the Director of Local Government Service or the principal executive officer of the Public Corporation or statutory body, as the case may be, and in relation to any other employee, the owner, manager or administrator of the shop, office, establishment or institution whore such other employee is employed ; "employment " means any employment in respect of which any salary, allowance, remuneration or other income is received and shall include self-employment; "Fund" means the Students (Higher Education) Loan Fund established by section 16 of this Act; " governing authority " in relation to- " higher educational institution " means-- "manager" in relation to any specified bank, includes the manager of any branch of such bank ; and
(a) a University means the Council of that University ;
(b) a University College means the Board of Management of the University College ; and
(c) any other institution referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 2, means the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Higher Education;
(a) a University, Campus of a University or a University College established or deemed to be established under the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, and any successor to an eh University, Campus or University College ; and
(b) any institution providing higher education maintained wholly or partly by Government grant and approved by the Minister, for the purpose of this Act;
" principal executive officer" in relation to-
(a) a University means the Vice-Chancellor of that University;
(b) University College means the Director of that University College ; and
(c) any other institution referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 2, means the Head of that Institution.

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