Meghalaya Higher Education Council Act, 2018
No: 3 Dated: Apr, 27 2018
THE MEGHALAYA HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ACT, 2018
ACT NO. 3 OF 2018
An Act to provide for the establishing a State Higher Education Council as a collective of the Government Universities, Colleges, Academics and Experts in order to forge a synergic relationship among them by occupying an operational space in between the Government Universities and apex level regulatory bodies and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, Extent and Commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya State Higher Education Council Act, 2018.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Meghalaya.
(3) It shall come into force on the date of its Publication in the Official Gazette of the Government of Meghalaya
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Meghalaya State Higher Education Council Act, 2018;
(b) “All India Council for Technical Education” means the Council constituted under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987);
(c) “Bar Council of India” means the Bar Council constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961);
(d) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council;
(e) “College” means any college or institution approved by, or affiliated to any university within the State of Meghalaya and provides courses of study for admission to the examination of the university and inclusive of autonomous colleges;
(f) “Council” means the Meghalaya State Higher Education Council;
(g) “Executive committee” means the Executive Committee of the council;
(h) “Member Secretary” means the Member Secretary of the Council;
(i) “Government” means the Government of Meghalaya;
(j) “Higher Education” means an Education, whether professional, Technical or otherwise, and includes research studies leading to the award of a Degree or Diploma or Certificate by a university or an institution approved by the university;
(k) “Institution” means an Academic Institution of Higher Education . and research, not being a college, associated with and admitted to privileges of a university or maintained by a University;
(l) “Medical Council of India” means the Council constituted under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956);
(m) “Member” means a Member of the Council or the Executive Committee as the case may be;
(n) “Regulations” means the Regulations made by the Council under this Act;
(o) “State” means the State of Meghalaya;
(p) “Statutes”, “ordinances” and “Regulation” of a university means respectively the statutes, the ordinances and the Regulations issued under the respective Acts of a university;
(q) “Teacher” means any regular teacher working in a University, Government colleges or government aided or unaided college or institution whose appointment has been made or approved by or on behalf of the government or a university;
(r) “University” means any University in the State established by an Act of the State Legislature or the Parliament;
(s) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central’ Act 3 of 1956); and
(t) “Vice-Chairman” means the Vice Chairman of the Council.