North Bengal University Act, 1961
No: 27 Dated: Dec, 15 1961
THE NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY AST, 106L
West Bengal Act XXVII of 1961
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and affiliating University for the Northern Districts of West Bengal.
It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Shart title and Comencement:- (1) This Act may be •called the North Bengal University Act, 1961.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "college" means a college established, maintained, affiliated or recognised by the University and includes a college referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5;
(b) "constituent college" means a college recognised as such by the University;
(c) "district" means any of the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda,West Dinajpur or any district which may b created in future out of any part or parts of one or more of the aforementioned districts ;
(d) "Minister" means the Innis-ter-in-charge of the Department of Education: of the Government of West Bengal;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules made under this Act;
(f) "Principal" of a college means the head of the college by whatsoever designation he may be described or called:
(g) "Statutes", "Ordinances" "Regulations" and "Rules" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and Rules of the University made under this Act ;
(h) "Teacher" means a Professor, Assistant Professor, Reader, Lecturer, Demonstrator, Instructor, or any other person holding a teaching post in a college;
(i) "Teacher of the University" means a person appointed or recognised as such by the University, either wholetime or part-time, for the purpose of imparting instruction n the University;
(j) "University" means the University of North Bengal constituted under this Act; and
(k) "year" means a period of twelve months beginning on the first day of June.
CHAPTER II
THE UNIVERSITY
3. The University:- (1) The first members of the University referred to in sub-section (2) of section 8 and all persons who may hereafter become members of the University shall, so long as they continue to be members, constitute a body corporate by the name of the University of North Bengal.
(2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued in the name of the University of North Bengal.