G.N.A. University Act, 2014

No: 17 Dated: Aug, 21 2014

THE G.N.A. UNIVERSITY ACT, 2014

(Punjab Act No. 17 of 2014)

    An Act to establish and incorporate a University in the State of Punjab to be known as the G.N.A. University for the purposes of making provisions for instruction, teaching, education, research, training and related activities at all levels in the disciplines of higher education including professional, medical, technical, general education, language and literature and to provide for the matters connected there with or incidental thereto;

    Whereas S. Amar Singh Educational Charitable Trust, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), made a proposal to the State Government for setting up a self- financing University in the State of Punjab on the basis of the Punjab Private University Policy, 2010 to make provisions for all the streams of higher education at all levels;

    Whereas the State Government after due consideration of the said proposal of the aforesaid Trust has come to the conclusion that the aforesaid Trust is capable of establishing and running the University and accordingly has accepted its proposal for the establishment of the said Private University;

    And whereas in the circumstances referred above, it is deemed expedient to establish the G.N.A. University for the aforesaid purposes.

    BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:–

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the G.N.A. University Act, 2014.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

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

(a) ‘‘Academic Council’’ means the Academic Council of the University;

(b) ‘‘authorities’’ means the authorities of the University;

(c) ‘‘Board of Management’’ means the Board of Management of the University;

(d) ‘‘Board of studies’’ means a body to be constituted by the Governing Body;

(e) ‘‘campuses’’ means a contiguous area within which, the University is situated;

(f) ‘‘Chairman’’ means the Chairman of the Trust;

(g) ‘‘Chancellor’’ means the Chancellor of the University;

(h) ‘‘Chief Finance and Accounts Officer’’ means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University;

(i) ‘‘Dean’’ means the Dean of the University;

(j) ‘‘Governing Body’’ means the Governing Body of the University;

(k) ‘‘Institution’’ means any institution or college or academic centre (by whatever name it may be called) run or managed or affiliated to the University within the campus;

(l) ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances and regulations;

(m) ‘‘Registrar’’ means the Registrar of the University;

(n) ‘‘State Government’’ means the Government of the State of Punjab;

(o) ‘‘statutes’’, ‘‘ordinances’’ and ‘‘regulations’’ means the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University, made by it under this Act;

(p) ‘‘teacher’’ includes Professor, Reader, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer and any such other person, who imparts instruction in the University or in any of its institutions and centres;

(q) ‘‘Trust’’ means the G.N.A. Educational Charitable Trust registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);

(r) ‘‘University’’ means the G.N.A. University, established under section 3 of this Act;

(s) ‘‘Vice-Chancellor’’ means the Vice-Chancellor of the University; and

(t) ‘‘Visitor’’ means the Visitor of the University