Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards) Act, 2012
No: 8 Dated: Mar, 30 2012
MEGHALAYA PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (REGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS) ACT, 2012
ACT NO. 8 OF 2012
An Act to provide for regulation of private Universities in the State and for matters connected therewith.
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that private universities maintain the standards of infrastructures, teaching, research, examination and extension of services, fee structure, safeguarding the interest of the state as a whole and in particular of the student community by emphasizing on quality education and avoiding commercialization of higher education.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. Short title, application and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards) Act 2012.
(2) It shall apply to all private universities established by or incorporated under a State Act and opened in Meghalaya in collaboration with foreign University, formal and non-formal or distance education made by private universities.
(3) It shall come into force with effect from the date of notification.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Act” means the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standard) Act, 2012;
(b) “application fee” means amount deposited by the sponsoring body along with the proposal and project report to establish a university in private sector;
(c) “off-campus center” means a center of the private university established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the university’s compliment of facilities, faculty and staff;
(d) “off-shore campus” means a campus of the private university established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the university’s compliment of facilities, faculty and staff;
(e) “off-campus centre” “off-shore campus” and “study centre” as defined under these Regulations shall be applicable to the universities as defined under 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act:
(g) “Private university” means university duly established through a State Act by a sponsoring body viz. a Society registered under the Meghalaya Registration of Societies Act, 1983 or any other corresponding law for the time being in force in a State or a Public Trust or a Company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(h) “State Government” means the State Government of Meghalaya;
(i) “study center” means a center established ad maintained or recognized by the university for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; and
(j) “Student” means a person duly admitted and pursuing a programme of study;