Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996
No: 43 Dated: Aug, 08 1997
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996
(Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1997)
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a Law University in the State of Tamil Nadu for the advancement and promotion of learning and knowledge of law in the educational pattern of the State.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) It applies to -
(a) every Law college specified in the Schedule which are deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act;
(b) every other law college or institute situated within the University area which may be affiliated to, or approved by, the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act, statutes, ordinance or regulations; and
(c) every college or institution situated within the University area, which conducts any course of study or imparts any training which may qualify for the award of any degree, diploma or other academic distinction in law by the University.
(4) This section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16, 17,21,48,49,50,52,61,63,64,65,68,69 and 71 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such [date] as the Government may, by notification appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Bar Council of India" means a college or institution situated within the University area and affiliated to the University; a college deemed to be affiliated to the University and an autonomous college;
(b) "autonomous college" means any college designated as an autonomous college by or under the statutes;
(c) "Bar Council of India" means the Bar Council of India constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961);
(d) "Bar Council of Tamil Nadu" means the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu constituted for the State of Tamil Nadu;
(e) "college" means a college or institution established or maintained by, or affiliated to the, University and providing any course of study or training in law for admission to the examination for degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions of the University;
(f) "date of commencement of this Act", in relation to any provision of this Act means, the date of the coming into force of that provision;
(g) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(h) "Government" means the State Government;
(i) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and includes a hostel deemed to be recognised by the University under this Act;
(j) "prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the statutes or ordinances or regulations;
(k) "principal" means the head of a college;
(l) "registered graduate" means a graduate registered under this Act;
(m) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" mean respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(n) "teachers" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers, whether full time or part-time Lecturers (Senior Scale); Lecturers (Selection Grade) and other persons giving instruction in University colleges or institutions in affiliated or approved colleges or in hostels and libraries as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(o) "teachers of the University" means persons appointed by the University to give instruction on its behalf;
(p) "University" means the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University;
(q) "University area" means the area to which this Act extends under sub-section (2) of section 1 excluding the Annamalai Nagar as defined in clause (a) of section 2 of the Annamalai University Act, 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929);
(r) "University college" means a college or a college combined with research institute maintained by the University, whether instituted by it, or not, providing courses of study leading upto the post-graduate and professional degrees of the University;
(s) "University Grants Commission" means 'the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act III of 1956);
(t) "University Lecturer," "University Reader", "University Professor" or "University Teacher" means Lecturer, Reader, Professor or Teacher, respectively, appointed or deemed to be appointed as such by the University;
(u) "University Library" means a Library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.
CHAPTER II
The University
[3. Establishment of University. - (1) For the advancement and promotion of learning and knowledge of law, there shall be established a University by the name "the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University".
(2) The University shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
(3) The headquarters of the University shall be located within the limits of the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area as defined in clause (23-a) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972)]