Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Services under the Universities) Act, 2015

No: 18 Dated: Dec, 21 2015

THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AS RESPECTS THE SERVICES UNDER THE UNIVERSITIES) ACT, 2015

ACT No. 18 OF 2015

    An Act to provide for the exercise of certain additional functions by the Kerala Public Service Commission as respects the services under the Universities;

    Preamble.—WueREAs, it is expedient to provide for the exercise of certain additional! functions by the Kerala Public Service Commission as respects the services under the Universities;

BE it enacted in the Sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Services under the Universities) Act, 2015.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29th day of September, 2015.

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

(a) “University” means,— .

(i) the Kerala Agricultural University established under section 3 of the Kerala Agricultural University Act, 1971 (33 of 1971);or

(ii) the University of Kerala established under section~* of the Kerala University Act, 1974 (17 of 1974) ; or

(iii) the University of Calicut established under section 3 of the Calicut University Act, 1975 (5 of 1975); or

(iv) the Mahatma Gandhi University established under section 3 of the Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985 (12 of 1985); or

(v) the Cochin University of Science and Technology established under section 4 of the Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986 (31 of 1986) ; or

(vi) the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit established under section 3 of the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Act, 1994 (5 of 1994) ; or

(vii) the Kannur University established under section 3 of the Kannur University Act, 1996 (22 of 1996); or

(viii) the National University of Advanced Legal Studies established under section 3 of the National University of Advanced Legal — Studies Act, 2005 (27 of 2005) ; or

(ix) the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University established under section 3 of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 2010 (3 of 2011); or

(x) the Kerala University of Health Sciences established under section 3 of the Kerala University of Health Sciences Act, 2010 (4 of 2011); or

(xi) the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies established under section 3 of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies Act, 2010 (5 of 2011) ; or

(xii) the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayala University - established under section 3 of the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayala University Act, 2013 (24 of 2013); or |

(xiii) the A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University established under section 3 of the A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Act, 2015 (17 of 2015);

(b) “Public Service Commission” means the Kerala Public Service Commission;

(c) “non- -teaching post” means the non-teaching post as per the University statutes concerned.