Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University Act, 2016
No: 22 Dated: Nov, 04 2016
THE JHARKHAND RAKSHA SHAKTI UNIVERSITY ACT, 2016.
(Jharkhand Act No. 22, 2016)
WHERE As it is desirable that there is important role of Police and Administration in maintaining law and order and ensuring peace and harmony in the society.
AND, WHEREAS the need of the time is to provide (i) efficient, trained and professional manpower to meet the demand of police and other security forces, (ii) opportunity to the youths of the State to build their career in state police, central police, military, and other private security forces, (iii) training and building manpower to tackle the upcoming challenges from various types of offences such as terrorism, economic offences, cybercrime, telecommunication offences and the offences requiring expertise in forensic science.
AND, WHEREAS the State Government has accordingly decided to establish and incorporate a University to be known as the Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University in the State of Jharkhand .
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-seventh year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of Jharkhand as follows:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement: (1) This Act may be called "the Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 19;
(ii) “Council” means the Governing Council of the University constituted under section 16;
(iii) "Dean" means the Deans of the University appointed under section 24;
(iv) “Director of Research and Development” means the Director of Research and Development of the University appointed under section 12;
(v) "Director" means the Directors of the Institutes of the University appointed under section 23;
(vi) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University constituted under section 21;
(vii) “Financial Adviser” means the Financial Adviser of the University appointed under section 11;
(viii) "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations;
(ix) “Pro Vice Chancellor” means the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University appointed under section 10;
(x) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 13;
(xi) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University made under section 35;
(xii) "University" means the Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University established and incorporated under section 3.
(xiii) "Vice Chancellor" means the Vice Chancellor of the University appointed under section 9;
CHAPTER-II
UNIVERSITY
3. Establishment and incorporation of the University:- (1) There shall be established a University by the name of the “ Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University”.
(2) The Vice Chancellor, the Pro Vice Chancellor, the Financial Adviser, Governing Council, the Academic Council, the Directors, the Director of Research and Development, the Dean, the Registrar and such officers or members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, hereby constitute a body-corporate by the name of the “ Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University”.
(3) The University shall be a body corporate by the name as aforesaid, having perpetual succession and common seal with power, subject to the provisions of the Act, to acquire and hold property, to contract and shall, by the said name sue or be sued.
4. Headquarters of University: The headquarters of the University shall be at such place as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.