National Institute Of Mental Health And Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012
No: 38 Dated: Sep, 13 2012
The National Institute Of Mental Health And Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012
(Act No. 38 of 2012)
An Act to declare the institution known as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Declaration of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, as an institution of national importance. - Whereas the objects of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore are such as to make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore is an institution of national importance.
3. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Fund" means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 17;
(b) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the Institute;
(c) "Institute" means the institution known as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore, incorporated under this Act;
(d) "member" means a member of the Institute;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "specified" means specified by regulations made under this Act.
4. Incorporation of Institute. - The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore, an Institute registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 on the 27th day of December, 1974, is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name aforesaid and as such body corporate, it shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, held and dispose of property and to contract and shall, by, that name, sue and be sued.
5. Composition of Institute. - (1) The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, ex officio;
(b) the Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Medical Education), Government of Karnataka, ex officio;
(c) Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry or Department of Health and Family Welfare, ex officio;
(d) the Director of the Institute, ex officio;
(e) Secretary to the Government of India or his nominee (not below the rank of Joint Secretary) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, ex officio;
(f) Secretary to the Government of India or his nominee (not below the rank of Joint Secretary) in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, ex officiO;
(g) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio;
(h) the Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, ex officio;
(i) the Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka or his nominee who shall not be below the rank of Secretary to that Government;
(j) seven persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Sciences Congress Association, and, one each from biological; behavioural and physical sciences, of repute, from any University to be nominated by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed;
(k) four representatives of medical faculties of Indian Universities, of whom one shall be from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, to be nominated by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed;
(l) three Members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by the members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council of States.
(2) It is hereby declared that the office of member of the Institute shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.