In this Act unless the context otherwise requires-

"appointing authority" includes the Council, a committee of the Council or any public officer to whom the power of appointment has been delegated by the President by virtue of article 195(2) of the Constitution;

"Christian and Muslim groups" means the Christian group (the National Catholic Secretariat, the Christian Council and the Pentecostal Council) and the Federation of Muslim councils and Ahmadiyya Mission;

"Council" means the Ghana Education Service Council established under section 4 of this Act;

"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service appointed under section 12 of this Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Education;

"pre-tertiary education" means education below university, university college, polytechnic and diploma award teacher training level;

"pre-tertiary educational institutions in the public system" means schools and institutions for pre-tertiary education for which Government has direct responsibility in providing teachers, teaching and learning material; and

"Register" means the Register of Teachers