Majuli University of Culture Act, 2017
No: 37 Dated: Oct, 30 2017
MAJULI UNIIVERSITY OF CULTURE ACT, 2017
ASSAM ACT NO. XXXVII OF 2OI7
An Act to establish and constitute a teaching and affiliating Cultural University in the State of Assam.
Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to establish and constitute a teaching and affiliating Cultural University in the world's largest river island Majuli in the State of Assam.
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Majuli University of Culture Act, 2017.
(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
CHAPTER-I
Preliminary
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "Affiliated Institution" means a College or an Institution affiliated to the University and includes a college or an institution deemed to be an affiliated college or institution under this Act;
(c) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University;
(e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;
(f) "College" means an Institution admitted to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the statutes and includes a College managed by the University;
(g) "Constituent College" means a College established, managed, maintained and controlled by the University and includes a College or an institution deemed to be a constituent college of the University;
(h) "employee" means every on in the whole-time employment of the University;
(i) "faculty" means a faculty of the University;
(j) "Government" means the Government of Assam;
(k) "Institute" means the Institute, College or centre attached to the University as an affiliated Institute, or a constituent Institute and the word "institution" shall be constructed accordingly;
(l) "Other Universities" means the Universities established or deemed to have been established under any other enactments;
(m) "performing arts" include music, dance, drama, culture which were created by Mahapurush Shankardeva, Madhabdeva and other great luminaries of this art and it would also include all other forms of traditional music, dance, drama and other cultural activities prevailing among different indigenous communities of Assam;
(n) "prescribed" means prescribed by statutes, regulations or rules;
(o) "section" means a section of this Act;
(p) "State" means the State of Assam;
(q) "Statutes", "Regulations" and "Rules" means respectively the "Statutes", "Regulations" and "Rules" of the University made under this Act;
(r) "Teacher" means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or such other person imparting instruction or conducting or supervising research either in the constituent college or in the department of the University or in an affiliated college as the context may imply; and
(s) "University" means the Majuli University of Culture established under this Act.
CHAPTER-II
The University
3. Incorporation of the University. - (1) The Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor, Members of the Board and the Academic Council and all persons, who may hereafter become such Chancellor, Officers and Members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall constitute a body corporate, by the name of the Majuli University of Culture and such body corporate shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by that name.
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be located in Majuli District of Assam.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the statutes, the University shall be competent to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable, to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property, which may have become vested in, or may have been acquired by it for the purposes of the University and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purpose of this Act.