Bodoland University Act, 2009

No: 11 Dated: Feb, 28 2009

THE BODOLAND UNIVERSITY ACT, 2009

ASSAM ACT NO. XI OF 2009

    An Act to establish and constitute a teaching and affiliating University at Kokrajhar

    Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to establish and constitute a teaching, and affiliating University at Kokrajhar;

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

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Bodoland University Act, 2009.

(2) It shall come into force on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definition. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context;-

(a) "Affiliated College" means a college other than a constituent or recognized college, affiliated to the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated under section 5 ;

(b) "Affiliated Institution" means an institution other than a constituent College or a recognized institution, affiliated to the University and includes an institution deemed to be affiliated under section 5;

(c) "Board of Studies" means a Board of Studies constituted under section 25;

(d) "Constituent College" means a college established, maintained or managed by the University;

(e) "Constituent Institution" means an institution, other than a college established, maintained or managed by the University;

(f) "Court" means the Court constituted under section 15;

(g) "Department" means a department of the University and designated as such by it, with reference to a subject or group of subjects of study in the University;

(h) "Executive Council" and "Academic Council" mean the Executive Council and the Academic Council constituted under section 17 and 19 respectively;

(i) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee constituted under section 27;

(j) "Government College" means a college maintained and managed by the State or Central Government;

(k) "Hall" means a unit of residence of the students maintained or recognized by the University at which provision is made for imparting tutorial and other supplementary instructions;

(l) "Head of Department" means Teacher-in-charge of a department and designated as such by the university and includes any other person designated as such by the University;

(m) "Hostel" means a unit of residence of students maintained or recognized by the University, other than a hall;

(n) "Post-graduate Board" and "Under-graduate Board" mean the Post graduate Board and the Under-graduate Board constituted under section 21 and 23 respectively;

(o) "Principal" means the Head of a teaching staff of a constituent, affiliated or recognized college;

(p) "Recognized College" means a college other than a constituent college, or affiliated college recognized by the University and includes a college deemed to be recognized under section 5;

(q) "Recognized Institution" means an institution other than a constituent or affiliated institution recognized by the University and includes an institution deemed to be recognized under section 5;

(r) "Selection Committee" means the Selection Committee constituted under section 29;

(s) "State Government" means the Government of Assam;

(t) "Statutes", "Ordinance" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances, and the Regulations of the University made under this Act;

(u) "Teacher" means a Professor, a Reader or a Lecturer of the University or a college whether constituent or affiliated, or any other person imparting instructions or guiding research and designated as a teacher by the University and includes a person recognized as a teacher by the university; and

(v) "University" means the Bodoland University as constituted under this Act;

3. The University. - (1) The Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, the Rector and the members of the Court, the Executive Council, and the Academic Council so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall constitute a body corporate by the name of "The Bodoland University"

(2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and be sued by that name.