Sher-I-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Act, 1982

No: 7 Dated: Apr, 17 1982

SHER-I-KASHMIR UNIVERSITIES OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, 1982 

(Act No. VII of 1982)

    An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the Sher-i-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement. -(1) This Act may be called Sher-i-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Act, 1982.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Government Gazette appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act and all Statutes and Regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires-

(1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;

(2) "Agriculture" includes the basic and applied Sciences of-

(a) Soil and Water Management;

(b) Crop improvement and production including cultivation of herbs and medicinal plants ;

(c) Horticulture, Pomology, Olericulture and Floriculture;

(d) Animal Husbandry, Sheep and Poultry Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Sciences and Animal Products Technology;

(e) Fisheries;

(f) Forestry, farm forestry, forest management and silviculture;

(g) Agriculture Engineering and Technology;

(h) post-harvest technology including processing and marketing;

(i) Land use management;

(j) Sericulture including mulberry culture ;

(k) Apiculture;

(l) Basic Sciences and Humanities in, relation to Agriculture and Animal Sciences ; and

(m) subject pertaining to Agricultural Technology;

(3) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University

(4) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;

(5) "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the University

(6) "department" means the Department of the Division;

(7) "Division" means the Division of the University comprising a number of Departments;

(8) "Dean" means the Dean of the faculty including the faculty of post-graduate studies;

(9) "Director" means the Director of Resident Instruction, Director of Research and Director of Extension Education;

(10) "Extensions" Education means the Educational activities concerned with the training of Farmers and other groups serving Agriculture Animal Husbandry and allied activities, in improved Agriculture Practices and the training of workers required for the conduct of these educational activities or for scientific technology related to Agriculture in broader sense and includes endeavour to work through meetings demonstrations, publications and other methods for making useful information available to farmers and the training of workers required for the conduct of these educational activities ;

(11) "Extension Education Council" means the Extension Education Council of the University ;

(12) "Faculty" means faculty of the University;

(13) "Head" means the Head of the division of the University;

(14) "Hostel" means the place of residence tor the students of the University maintained or recognized by the University as a pan. or separate from a University campus;

(15) "Officer" means the Officer of the University as specified in section 22 or any other person in employment of the University designated as officer by the statutes;

(16) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes or Regulations made by the University under this Act;

(17) "Pro-Chancellor" mean the Pro-Chancellor of the University ;

(18) "Research Council" means the Research Council of the University;

(19) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University ;

(20) "Student of the University" means the persons enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted;

(21) "Teacher" means a person appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting and guiding research or extension education programme and includes the person who may be declared by the Statutes or regulations to be a teacher;

(22) "University" means Sher-i-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology established and incorporated under section 3 of the Act in Kashmir and Jammu Divisions and the word "University" wherever accruing in the Act shall be construed accordingly.

(23) "University Council" means the University Council of the University;

(24) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;