Jyoti Bishnu University of Art and Culture Act, 2011
No: 10 Dated: May, 25 2011
THE JYOTI BISHNU UNIVERSITY OF ART AND CULTURE ACT, 2011
ASSAM ACT NO. X OF 2011
An Act to establish and constitute a teaching and affiliating Cultural University in the State of Assam.
Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to establish and constitute a teaching and affiliating Cultural University in the State of Assam;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Jyoti Bishnu University of Art and Culture Act, 2011.
(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY
2. Definition:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "Affiliated institution” means a College or an Institution affiliated to the University and includes a college or an institution deemed to be an affiliated college or institution under this Act;
(c) “Board" means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) "Board of Studies" means the Board of studies of the University;
(e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;
(f) "College" means an Institution admitted to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and includes a College managed by the University;
(g) "Constituent College" means a College established, managed, maintained and controlled by the University and includes a College or an institution deemed to be a constituent college of the University;
(h) "employee" means eveiy person in the whole-time employment of the University;
(i) "faculty" means a faculty of the University;
(j) "Government” means the Government of Assam;
(k) "Institute" means the Institute, College or centre attached to the University as an affiliated Institute, or a constituent Institute and the word “institution" shall be construed accordingly;
(l) "other Universities” means the Universities established or deemed to have been established under any other enactments;
(m) "performing arts" include music, dance and drama;
(n) “Prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Regulations or rules;
(o) "section" means a section of this Act;
(P) "State” means the State of Assam;
(q) “Statutes", "Regulations" and "rules" means respectively the “Statutes", "Regulations” and "rules” of the University made under this Act;
(r) "Teacher" means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or such other person imparting instruction or conducting or supervising research either in the constituent college or in the departments of the University, or in an affiliated college as the context may imply; and
(s) "University" means the jyoti Bishnu University of Art and Culture established under this Act.