Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Act, 2004
No: 9 Dated: Aug, 04 2005
Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Act, 2004
Act No. 9 of 2005
An Act to provide. for the establishment and incorporation of Physical Education and Sports University in the State of Tamil Nadu for promoting excellence in Physical Education and Sports.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly ofthe State ofTamil Nadu in the fifty fifth year ofthe Republic.of India as follows:
CHAPTER- I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent, appllcatlon and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Act, 2004.
(2) It extends to the whole ofthe State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) It applies to—
(a) every college specified in the Schedule which is deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act; ‘
(b) every other college or Institute situate within the University area which may be affiliated to, or approvedby, the University in accordance with the provisions of this act, statutes or ordinances; and
(c) every college or institute situate 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 physical education and sports by the University.
(4) 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 ofthis Act.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “affiliated college” means any college situate within the University area and affiliated to the University and providing, courses of study for admission to the examination for degrees ofthe University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act;
(b) “approved college” means any college situate within the University area and approved by the University and providingcourses of study for admission to the examinationfor titles and diplomas ofthe Universityand includes a college deemed to be approved by the University under this Act;
(c) “autonomous college” means any college designated as an autonomous college by statutes;
(d) “college” means any college or any institution or approved by, or affiliated to, the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations ofthe University;
(e) “Government” means the State Government;
(f) “hostel” means a unit of residence for theistudents ofthe University maintained or recognized by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and includes a hostel deemed to be recognized by the University under this Act;
(g) “notified date” means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (4) of section 1;
(h) “post-graduate college“ means an affiliated college situate within the University area and providing post-graduate courses ofstudy leading up to the post-graduate degrees ol‘the University;
(i) “prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the statutes ordinances or regulations;
(j) “Principal" means the head ot'a college;
(k) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(l) “statutes”, “ordinances" and “regulations" mean respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(m) “teachers” mean such Lecturers, Readers, Assistant Professors, Professors and other persons giving instruction in affiliated or approved colleges or in hostels and librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(n) “University” means the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University;
(o) “University Area” means any to which this Act extends under subsection (2) of section 1;
(p) “University Centre” means the area within the University area containing one of more departments or colleges competent to engage in higher teaching and research works;
(q) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 ofthe University Grants CommissionAct, 1956;
(r) “University Library" means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.