Techno India University, West Bengal, Act, 2012
No: 20 Dated: Aug, 16 2012
THE TECITNO INDIA UNIVERSITY, WEST BENGAL, ACT, 2012
West Bengal Act XX of 2012
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Techno India University, West Bengal by law and to confer the status of a University thereon and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the• establishment of the Techno India University, West Bengal, and to confer the status of a non-affiliating, privately-run as well as self-financed University and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Techno India University, West Bengal, Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 14;
(b) "Administrator" means the Administrator appointed under section 20;
(c) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 10;
(d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board specified under section 10;
(e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 7;
(f) "Deans" means the Deans of the University appointed under section 22;
(g) "Finance Committee" means Finance Committee of the University constituted under section 16;
(h) "Managing Trustee" means the Managing Trustee of the Techno India Trust, Kolkata;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations;
(j) "Registrar" means Registrar of the University appointed under section 21;
(k) "Regulations" means the regulations of the University made under this Act;
(l) "Trust" means the Techno India Trust, Kolkata registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 registered at Kolkata on August 4, 2000 vide Trust Deed No. 1-962 dated 04.08.2000;
(m) "University" means the Techno India University, West Bengal, a University established under section 3;
(n) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 18.