Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977
No: 9 Dated: May, 12 1977
THE ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977
ASSAM ACT IX OF 1977
An Act to amend the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968,
Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968, hereinafter called the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-eighth year of the Republic of India -as- fellows
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977,
(2) It shall come into force at once,
2. Amendment of Section 10 of Assam Act XXIV of 1968:- In Section 10 of the principal Act, after sub-section (g) the following shall be inserted as sub-section (7), namely:-
"(7) If any member of the Board does not attend three consecutive meetings of the Board he shall be disqualified from being a member of the Board unless such absence has been caused for circumstances beyond the control of such member”
3. Amendment of Section 19 of Assam Act XXIV of 1968:- In Section 1© of the principal Act, in sub-section m(3). the punctuation full stop (.) at the end shall be substituted by the punctuation colon (;) and the following proviso shall be inserted thereafter, namely:-
"Provided that no person shall hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor beyond the age of 65 years”.