The Roorkee University Act 1947
Preamble
THE ROORKEE UNIVERSITY ACT 19471 [U. P. ACT No. IX OF 1948] As AMENDED BY U. P. ACT No. XII OF I949 Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 [Passed by the United Provinces Legislative Assembly on November 7, 1947 and by the United Provinces Legislative Council on December 2, 1947. Received the assent of the Governor on February 7, 1948, under section 75 of the, Government of India Act, 1935 as adapted by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947 and was published in the United Provinces Government Gazette of February 28, 1948.] AN ACT to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential University at Roorkee WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the teaching of all branches of Engineering at the Thomson College of Engineering at Roorkee and incorporate it into a unitary, teaching arid residential University; It IS hereby enacted as follows: Short title and 1- commencement (1) This Act may be called the Roorkee University Act, 1947. (2) It shall come into force on such dates3 as the [State Government]2 may by notification in the official, Gazette, appoint in this behalf. [Definitions 2- In this Act :-- (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Academic Department" means a teaching Department of the University in which instructions are imparted leading to Bachelor's or Post Graduate Degree or Diploma; (c) "Academic Centre' means a School, a Centre, a Laboratory, an Institute or the like established by the University, in which research, teaching or training is carried out but which is not covered under clause (b); (d) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of an Academic Department or an Academic Centre constituted in accordance with the regulations; (e) "Dean" means a Dean appointed in accordance with the regulations;
Sections
Type to filter. 3 sections.
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