Annamalai University Act, 2013
No: 20 Dated: Sep, 24 2013
Annamalai University Act, 2013
Act No. 20 of 2013
An Act to repeal and re-enact the law relating to Annamalai University.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Annamalai University Act, 2013.
(2) It extends to the territorial jurisdiction of the University which shall not extend beyond a radius of sixteen kilometres from its convocation hall situated at Annamalai Nagar in Cuddalore District.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Dean" means the Dean of each Faculty;
(b) "Faculty" means the Faculty of the University;
(c) "Government" means the State Government;
(d) "law in force" includes any enactment, regulation, order, rule, direction or notification in force in the State of Tamil Nadu;
(e) "hostel" means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognized by the University;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances or regulations made under this Act;
(g) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" mean respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(h) "teachers" mean such Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, Deans, Directors and other like persons as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(i) "University" means the Annamalai University deemed to have been established under section 3;
(j) "University Grants Commission" means the commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(k) "University laboratory" means a laboratory maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and intended for the carrying on, and advancement of, research work;
(l) "University library" means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.
CHAPTER II
The University
3. Establishment of University. - (1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, the Annamalai University established under the Annamalai University Act, 1928 shall be deemed to have been established and incorporated under this Act and is hereby declared to be the University by the aforesaid name.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
(3) The headquarters of the University shall be located within the limits of the Annamalai Nagar or in any place within a radius of sixteen kilometres around those limits.