Himachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2018
No: 3 Dated: Feb, 01 2019
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL (ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2018
(Act No. 3 of 2019)
An Act to provide for establishment, incorporation and regulation of the State Higher Education Council (SHEC) for coordinated development of Higher Education and to regulate its functioning and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Sixty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2018.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette), Himachal Pradesh, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council;
(b) “college” means a college or institution including autonomous college maintained or approved, or affiliated to any University which provides facility of studying in syllabi from admission until examination;
(c) “Council” means the Himachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council constituted under section 3;
(d) "Government" or "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;
(e) “Higher Education” means any education stream whether financial, technical including research studies that leads to award of degree, diploma or certificate but does not include Medical, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Horticulture stream;
(f) “institution” means an academic institution of Higher Education maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University;
(g) “member ” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
(i) “State” means the State of Himachal Pradesh;
(j) “University” means any University established by an Act passed by the State Legislature;
(k) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956.); and
(l) “Vice-Chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.