The Gauhati University (Amendment) Act, 1972

13, 14, 15, 16 Registered No.A-12 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LAW DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 29th April 1972 jaCode No.L JL.426/71/6 .- The following Acts of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor are hereby published for general information. ASSAM ACT XIII OF 1972 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 28th April, 1972) THE GAUHATI UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972 [Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 1st May, 1972] An Act further to amend the Gauhati University Act, 1947 Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Act Gauhati University Act, 1947, hereinafter called the XVI of 1947. principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short title 1.

(1) This Act may be called the Gauhati and com- University (Amendment) Act, 1972. mencement. (2) It shall come into force atonce. Amendment of Section 9 2. In Section 9 of the principal Act,- of Assam Act X VI of 1947. (1) in sub-section (1), (i) the word "and" occurring at the end of clause (xxvi) shall be deleted. (ii) after clause (xxvi), the following shall be inserted as clause (xxvii), namely :- "(xxvii) (a)-three representatives to be elected by the Post-Graduate Students of the University from amongst themselves : Provided that a student to be so elected must have been a student of the University for at least one year prior to his election : for Provided further that no st dent who has taken more than one year in excess of the period prescribed for the course of which he is a student would be eligible for such election.

(b) one representative to be elected by the Law students of the University from amongst themselves : Provided that a student to be so elected must have been a student of the University for at least one year prior to his election : Provided further that no student who has taken more than one year in excess of the period prescribed forthe course of which he is a student would be eligible for such election. elected (c). two Post-Graduate Students to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. A student who has demonstrated his academic merit and proficiency in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities shall be preferred . (iii) clause (xxvii) shall be renumbered as clause (xxviii), (2) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, the punctuation fullstop (.) shall be substituted by the punctuation semi-colon (;) and the following shall be inserted as second proviso therea'ter, namely :- "Provided further that any member elected or nominated under clause (xxvii) of sub section (1) shall hold office for a period of one year only from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be.

He shall cease to be a member of the Court on his ceasing to be a student of the University." (3) after sub-section (3), the following shall be inserted as sub-section (4), namely :- diaCode "(4) with the approval of the Court, the Vice- Chancellor may remove a member, elected under sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (xxvii) of sub-section (1), if he does not fulfill the conditions laid down in the proviso therein." Repeal and 3. (1) The Gauhati University (Amendment) Assam Ordinance I of 1972. saving. Ordinance, 1972 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance as repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act as if this Act has commenced on the twelfth day of January, 1972 (date of -promulgation of the Ordinance).