Cochin University of Science and Technology(Amendment Act) 2012
No: 9 Dated: Jun, 27 2012
Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986
THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012
[Act No. 09 of 2012]
An Act further to amend the Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of December, 2011.
2. Amendment of section 17:- In section 17 of the Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986 (31 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),--
(i) in sub-section (1),
(a) in item (viii), for the words "one shall be a teacher" the words, numbers and bracket "one shall be a University Professor elected to the Senate as per item (v) under the heading 'Elected Members' in section 19" shall be substituted;
(b) for item (xiv), the following item shall be substituted, namely:--
"(xiv) A student nominated by the Government from among the student representatives of the Senate.";
(ii) in sub-section (2),
(a) for the words "shall not be eligible", the words "shall be eligible" shall be substituted;
(b) for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:
"Provided further that the members nominated by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 17 shall hold their office during the pleasure of the Government.".
3. Amendment of section 19:- In section 19 of the principal Act,--
(i) under the heading "Ex-Officio Members'", in item (v), for the words "the Mayor of Cochin", the words "the Mayor of Cochin and the Chairperson of Kalamassery Municipality" shall be substituted;
(ii) under the heading "Other Members",
(a) for item (iv), the following item shall be substituted, namely:
"(iv) Six experts nominated by the Government from the field of Higher Education of whom one shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and one shall be a woman.";
(b) after item (iv), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:
"Provided that the members nominated by Government shall hold their office during the pleasure of Government.";
(c) item (v) shall be omitted.