Himachal Pradesh Technical University Act, 2014
No: 2 Dated: Jan, 23 2015
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 2014
(Act No. 2 of 2015)
AN ACT to re-enact the law providing for establishment, incorporation and regulation of Technical University in the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIONS
1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh Technical University Act, 2014.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University;
(c) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University;
(d) “Chancellor” and “Vice-Chancellor” means respectively, the Chancellor and the Vice- Chancellor of the University;
(e) “College” means an affiliated college, autonomous college and constituent college or any other college by whatever name called;
(f) “Department” means a Department of Studies of the University;
(g) “employee” means any person other than teacher appointed by the University;
(h) “Faculty” means a Faculty consisting of allied group of subjects constituted by the Board;
(i) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University;
(j) “Government” means the State Government of Himachal Pradesh;
(k) “Hostel” means a unit of residence for the Students maintained or recognized by the University in accordance with the conditions prescribed;
(l) “Head” means the Head of Schools or Departments or Centres of the University or affiliated to recognized by the University as the case may be;
(m) “Institution” means an institution, organization, training centre or other establishment providing teaching, research, experimentation of practical training in engineering, technology, physical and social science and includes a polytechnic;
(n) “notification” means a notification published in the Himachal Pradesh Rajpatra and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations of the University made under this Act;
(p) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;
(q) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(r) “Student” means a person who is admitted to a College or Institution and is borne on the attendance register;
(s) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and “Ordinances” means respectively, the Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances made by the University under this Act;
(t) “Teachers” includes Directors, Professors, Readers, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers in a college or University and such other persons giving instructions in a college or University as may be declared by the Statutes to be teachers;
(u) “Teachers of the University” means Teachers appointed by the University to impart instructions or guide research in the University and the Constituent Colleges; and
(v) “University” means the Himachal Pradesh Technical University, as constituted under this Act.