Punjab Technical University Act,1996
No: 1 Dated: Jan, 16 1997
THE PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 1996
(Punjab Act No.1 of 1997)
AN ACT to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University for the advancement of Technical Education and development thereof in the state of Punjab and for matters connected therewith.
Be it enacted by Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Forty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. Short title and commencemen:- (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Technical UniversityAct, 1996
(2) It shall come into force at once
2. Definitions. - In this Act and in all regulations made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires :-
(a) "college" means a college or an institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University under this Act;
(b) "member" means a member of the Board of Governors established under this Act and includes its Chairman;
(c) "Principal" means the Head of a College (by whatever name he may be called) and includes, when there is no Principal, the person for the time being duly appointed, to act as Principal, and, in the absence of Principal or the acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such;
(d) "Regulation" means the Regulations of the University made under the Act;
(e) "technical education" means the education in the subjects of Engineering Technologies, Sciences, Management, Humanities, Pharmacy, Social Sciences and Architecture and such other subjects as may be deemed fit by the State Government from time to time; and
(f) "University" means [the I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University], Jalandhar as incorporated under this Act.
3. Incorporation of the University. - (1) The first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University and the first members of the Board of Governors and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such Officers or Members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "[The I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University], Jalandhar".
(2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to contract, and may by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) The University shall be located at Jalandhar.