Assam Women's University Act, 2013

No: 22 Dated: Aug, 21 2013

THE ASSAM WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY, ACT 2013

ASSAM ACT NO. XXII OF 2013

    An Act to establish and constitute a teaching, non-affiliating and a residential Women's University in the State of Assam at Jorhat and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Preamble:- Where it is expedient to establish and constitute a teaching non- affiliating and a residential Woman's University in the State of Assam at Jorhat in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

    It is hereby enacted in Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER - I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement:-(1) This Act may be called the Assam Women's University Act, 2013.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30th day of May, 2013.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;

(b) “Board of Studies” means a Board of Studies of the University;

(c) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University;

(d) “Department” means a department of the University designated as such by the Executive Council with reference to subject or group of subjects;

(e) “employee” means every person in the whole-time employment of the University in any service;

(f) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University;

(g) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University referred to in section 27;

(h) “Fund” means the Fund of the University established under section 30;

(i) "Hostel” means a unit of residence for the students of the University;

(j) "Planning Committee" means the Planning Committee referred to in section 26;

(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinance, Regulations or rules made thereunder ;

(l) “Pro-Chancellor” means the Pro-Chancellor of the University;

(m) “School” means a School of the University designated as such by the Executive Council comprising a Department or Departments;

(n) “Court” means the Court of the University;

(o) “State” means the State of Assam;

(p) “Statutes”, “Ordinances”, “Regulations” and “Rules” means respectively the “Statutes”, “Ordinances”, “Regulations” and “Rules” of the University;

(q) “Student” means a person duly admitted as full time or part time student in any of the Departments of the University in accordance with the Regulations to undergo a course of study, research, leading to a degree, diploma or certificate of the University;

(r) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University;

(s) “Teachers” means a Professor, an Associate Professor, a Reader, Lecturer or such other person imparting instruction or Supervising research in the Department or School of the University;

(t) “University” means the Assam Women's University;

(u) “University Grants Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;

(v) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University.

(w) “Government” means the State Government of Assam.