Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act 1966
No: 51 Dated: Dec, 17 1966
THE POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, ACT, 1966
ACT NO. 51 OF 1966
An Act to declare the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act 1966.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Declaration of Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, as an institution of national importance.—Whereas the objects of the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in the Union territory of Chandigarh are such as lo make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 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 16;
(b) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Institute;
(c) “Institute” means the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, incorporated under this Act;
(d) “member” means a member of the Institute;
(e) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Institute;
(f) “rule” means a rule made by the Central Government.
4. Incorporation of Institute.—The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 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, hold and dispose of property and to contract and shall, by that name, sue and be sued.
5. Composition of Institute.—The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab University, ex officio;
(b) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio;
(c) the Director of the Institute, ex officio;
(d) three representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government, one each from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health and Family Planning;
(e) seven persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Science Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government;
(f) four representatives of the medical faculties of Indian Universities to be nominated by the Central Government in the Manner prescribed by rules; and
(g) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by the members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and one from among themselves by the members of the Council of Slates (Rajya Sabha).