Shillong Commerce College (Taking- over of Management) Act, 1984
No: 7 Dated: Nov, 28 1984
THE SHILLONG COMMERCE COLLEGE (TAKING-OVER OF MANAGEMENT) ACT, 1984
ACT 7 OF 1984
An Act to provide for the taking-over of the Management of the Shillong Commerce College within the State of Meghalaya from the present Governing Body and other committees of the College and holders of the offices of the College for a limited period in the public interest and in order to secure the proper management and control of the college.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Thirty-Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Shillong Commerce College (Taking- over of Management) Act, 1984.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 14th day of May, 1984.
2. Definitions:- n this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “appointed day” means the 14th day of May , 1984 at 16-00 hours;
(b) “College” means the Shillong Commerce College;
(c) “Director” means Director of Public Instruction , Meghalaya;
(d) “government” or “State Government” means Government of Meghalaya;
(e) “Governing body” means the Government Body of the College constituted by the State Government before the commencement of this Act and functioning as such;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Transfer of the management and control of the Commerce College and vesting thereof in the State Government:- (1) On and from the appointed day and for a period of five years thereafter, the management of and the control over the Commerce College and all the affairs of the said College within the State of Meghalaya shall be deemed to have been transferred to have been vested in the State Government.
(2) On the transfer and vesting of the management and control over the College to the State Government under sub-section (1),-
(a) the Governing Body and any other committee of the College the President, Secretary, Principal, Lecturers, if any , of the College and all other persons in-charge of or holding any other offices in the management of and control over the affairs of the College in any other capacity shall cease to exercise any power or function regarding management and control of the College within the State of Meghalaya and every such Committee or Body shall be deemed to have been superseded and dissolved and every person hereinbefore mentioned shall be deemed to have vacated their respective Offices.
(b) all properties, movable and immovable and all right powers, privileges of the College within the State of Meghalaya which immediately before the commencement of this Act, belong to the College or any other committee or persons holding any other office, shall, for the purposes of such management and control, vest in the State Government and the State Government may utilise the properties for such educational purposes, including, including running a Science College, as it deems necessarily.
4. Management of and control over the College and its affairs:- (1) The State Government may for the purposes of management of and control over the College and all its affairs the management and control of which have been vested in the State Government under Sectiuon3, from time to time by orders in the official Gazette appoint such officer or officers of the State Government and/or committee or committees constituted of such officers of the Government and/ or other persons as members thereof to exercise such powers, duties and functions and for such period as may be specified in the orders;
Provided that the State Government may change the composition of any committee at any time before the expiry of the term of the office of members.
(2) A person nominated as member to any committee under sub- section (1) shall hold office at the pleasure of the Government and such person may resign from membership of the committee by giving notice in writing to the State Government and shall, on such resignation being accepted by the State Government, cease as member of the committee.