Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012

No: 21 Dated: Jun, 01 2012

Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012

(Act No. 21 of 2012)

    An Act to provide for the establishment of a University for the development of Fisheries and for the furtherance of the advancement of learning and prosecution of research and extension in Fisheries Sciences in the State of Tamil Nadu.

    Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-third 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 Fisheries University Act, 2012.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.

(3) It applies to-

(a) the colleges and institutions specified in the Schedule; and

(b) all colleges and institutions which may be affiliated to, or established or maintained by, the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the statutes and regulations made thereunder.

(4) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

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

(b) "affiliated college" means any college affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions of the University;

(c) "appointed date" means such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint under sub-section (4) of section 1;

(d) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University;

(e) "college" paeans any college or institution established or maintained by, or, affiliated to the University providing courses of study or training or providing for prosecution of research or providing extension education in Fisheries Sciences for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions of the University;

(f) "constituent college" means the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi and includes such other colleges as may be declared by the Board from time to time;

(g) "corresponding University" means the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai;

(h) "Dean" means the Dean (Academic) at the head quarters of the University and the Dean of each college;

(i) "Director" means the Director of Research or the Director of Extension Education and such other person as may be declared by the statutes to be the Director;

(j) "extension education" means the educational activities concerned with the training of fish farmers, fishermen and other groups serving fisheries in improved fishing practices and various phases of scientific technology related to Fisheries Sciences;

(k) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;

(l) "Government" means the State Government;

(m) "Fisheries Sciences" means aquaculture including breeding, genetics, biotechnology, nutrition, farming, diagnosis of diseases in fishes, other aquatic resources, medical treatment of aquatic animals; fish processing including value addition, quality assurance and certification; fisheries microbiology; fisheries biochemistry; fisheries resource management including biology, physiology, population dynamics; fisheries environment including oceanography, limnology, ecology; fishing technology including gear and craft engineering, navigation and seamanship; fisheries economics and management; Fisheries extension;

(n) "hostel" means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognised by it either as a part of, or separate from, college of the University;

(o) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes or regulations made under this Act;

(p) "regulations" and "statutes" mean respectively, the regulations and statutes made under this Act;

(q) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(r) "State" means the State of Tamil Nadu;

(s) "University" means the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University established under section 3.

CHAPTER II

The University

3. Establishment of University. - (1) For the development of Fisheries and for furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in Fisheries Sciences, on and from the appointed date, there shall be established a University by the name, the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University.

(2) The University shall be a body corporate, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.

(3) The principal seat of the University shall be located within the limits of Nagapattinam Taluk.