Chanchal College (Taking Over Of Management) Act, 1976
No: 37 Dated: Jun, 19 1976
THE CHANCHAL COLLEGE (TAKING OVER OF MANAGEMENT) ACT, 1976
West Bengal Act XXXVII of 1976
An Act to secure the proper management of the institution, with a view to promoting education, known as the Chanchal College at Chanchal, in the district of Malda, and to take over for that purpose for a limited period the management of the said institution.
Whereas it is expedient to secure the proper management of the institution, with a view to promoting education, known as the Chanchal College, at Chanchal, in the district of Malda, and to take over for that purpose for a limited period the management of the said institution;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Chanchal College (Taking over of Management) Act, 1976.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "appointed day" means the date of publication of the order made under section 3;
(b) "the institution" means the property known as Chanchal College at Chanchal, in the district of Malda, together with the lands, buildings, erections and fixtures constituting the same and includes-
(i) all furniture, equipments, stores, monies and other assets,
(ii) all lecture rooms, laboratories, libraries, hostels, boarding houses, etc.,
which immediately before the appointed day were held in connection with, or for the purpose of management of the said College.
3. Taking over of management of the institution. - (1) The State Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, take over the management of the institution and appoint an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Collector (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) for managing the institution in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
(2) An order made under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for a period of three years from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
4. Effect of an order made under section 3. - With effect from the appointed day-
(i) the Administrator shall have all the powers of management in relation to the institution;
(ii) all persons exercising any power of management in relation to the institution, immediately before the appointed day, including the members of the governing body, shall cease to exercise such powers.
5. Reversion of the institution after the expiry of the period of management. - The institution shall remain under the management of the State Government for the period referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 and shall be run for the purposes for which it was being run immediately before the appointed day and upon the expiry of the said period the same shall revert to the owners thereof.
6. Persons to assist the Administrator. - This State Government may appoint one or more persons to assist the Administrator in carrying out his functions under this Act.
7. Penalty. - (1) Any person, who-
(a) having in his possession, custody or control any property belonging to the institution, wrongfully withholds such property from the Administrator, or
(b) wrongfully obtains possession of any property forming part of the property of the institution, or
(c) wilfully withholds or fails to produce to any person authorised under this Act, any register, record or other document which may be in his possession, custody or control, or
(d) fails, without any reasonable cause, to submit any accounts, books or other documents when required to do so, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(2) All offences under this section shall be cognizable.
8. Power to defend suits and proceedings. - The Administrator shall have the power to institute, defend or take part, in any suit or proceeding by or against the owners of the institution.
9. Advances by State Government. - (1) The State Government may, on the application made by the Administrator in this behalf, advance monies for the purpose of efficiently managing the institution and all such monies shall be repayable with such interest as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) Any money advanced under sub-section (1) shall, subject to the prior payment of municipal rates and any sum due to Government on account of taxes or fees, be a first charge upon the properties of the institution.
10. Contracts, agreements, etc., to remain suspended. - The State Government may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, direct, by notification, that the operation of all contracts, assurances of property, agreements, settlements, awards, standing orders or other instruments in force in relation to the institution immediately before the appointed day, shall remain suspended and all rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities accruing or arising thereunder before the said date shall remain suspended or shall be enforceable with such modifications and in such manner as may be specified in such notification.