Akal University Act, 2015
No: 25 Dated: Jun, 04 2015
THE AKAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 2015
(Punjab Act No. 25 of 2015)
An Act to establish and incorporate a University in the State of Punjab to be known as the Akal University for the purposes of making provisions for instruction, teaching , education, research, training and related activities al all levels in disciplines of higher education including professional, medical, technical, general education, language and literature, and to provide for the mailers connected therewith or incidental thereto;
Whereas the Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pardesh, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860),made a proposal to the State Government for setting up a self-financing University in the State of Punjab on the basis of the Punjab Private Universities Policy, 20 IO to make provisions for all the streams of higher education at all levels;
Whereas the State Government after due consideration of the said proposal of the aforesaid society has come to the conclusion that the aforesaid society is capable of establishing and running the University and accordingly has accepted its proposal for the establishment of the said Private University;
And whereas in the circumstances referred above, it is deemed expedient to establish the Akal University for the aforesaid purposes.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixty Sixth Year of the Republic oflndia, as follows:
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Akal UniversityAct, 2015.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "authorities" means the authorities of the University;
(c) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) "Board of Studies" means a body, to be constituted by the Governing Body;
(e) "campuses" means a contiguous area within which the University is situated;
(f) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Society;
(g) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;
(h) "Chief Finance and Accounts Officer" means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University;
(i) "Dean" means a Dean of the University;
(j) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the University;
(k) "institution" means an institution or institute or college or academic centre (by whatever name it may be called) run or managed by the "University" within the campus;
(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances and regulations;
(m) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University;
(n) "Society" means the Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pardesh, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860);
(o) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab;
(p) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" mean the statues, ordinances and regulations of the University, made by it under this Act;
(q) "teacher" includes Professor, Reader, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer and any such other person who imparts instruction in the University;
(r) "University" means the Akal University established under section 3 of this Act;
(s) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University; and
(t) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.