North East Adventist University Act, 2015
No: 4 Dated: Apr, 29 2019
THE NORTH EAST ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY ACT, 2015
ACT NO. 4 OF 2019
An Act To establish and incorporate an University in the State, with emphasis on providing high quality education, training and research in the fields of Physical Sciences, Applied Sciences, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Bio-Technology, Information Technology, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Communication, Law, Humanities, Languages, Performing Arts and other allied areas, sponsored by the Medical Educational Trust Association Surat of Seventh-day Adventists, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Meghalaya in the Sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:
CHAPTER 1
Preliminary
1. Short title and Commencement:- (1) This act may be called the Northeast Adventist University Act, 2015.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on such date the State Government may, by Notification, appoint.
2. Definitions:- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates:
(i) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
(ii) “Act” means the North East Adventist University Act, 2015;
(iii) “AICTE” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under Section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
(iv) “Affiliated College” means a college or an institution which is affiliated to the University;
(v) “Annual Report” means the Annual report of the University prepared in accordance with Section 44 of the Act;
(vi) “BCI” means the Bar Council of India established under Section 4 of the Advocates Act, 1961;
(vii) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University as explained in Section 20 of Act;
(viii) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University as explained in Section 21 of the Act;
(ix) “Chancellor” means Chancellor of the University as explained in Section 13 of the Act;
(x) “Chief Financial Officer” means Chief Financial Officer of the University as explained in Section 16 of the Act;
(xi) “DCI” means the Dental Council of India established under section 3 of the Dentists Act, 1948;
(xii) “DEC” means the Distance Education Council;
(xiii) “Development Fund” means the Development Fund of the University established under Section 42 of the Act;
(xiv) “Distance Education System” means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, portal, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk-back, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact programme or a combination of any two or more of such means;
(xv) “Endowment Fund” means Endowment Fund of the University established under Section 40 of the Act;
(xvi) “Employee” means an employee appointed by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college;
(xvii) “Faculty” means faculty of the University;
(xviii) “General Fund” means General Fund of the University as explained in Section 41 of the Act;
(xix) “INC” means the Indian Nursing Council established under Section 3 of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947;
(xx) “MCI” means the Medical Council of India established under Section 3 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956;
(xxi) “NCTE” means the National Council for Teacher Education established under Section 3 of the National Council of Teacher Education Act, 1993;
(xxii) “Off-campus Centre” means a centre of the University established by it outside the main campus within the State, operated and maintained as its constituent unit having the University’s complement of facilities, faculty and staff;
(xxiii) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette of Meghalaya;
(xxiv) “PCI” means the Pharmacy Council of India established under Section 3 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948;
(xxv) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, regulations or statutes under the Act;
(xxvi) “Principal” in relation to a constituent college means the Head of the constituent college and includes, where there is no Principal, the Vice-principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal;
(xxvii) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of students or study centres, for rendering any assistance including training, conducting contact classes, and administering examinations required by the students or by the study centers, and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centres by the Board of Management;
(xxviii) “Registrar” means Registrar of the University as explained in Section 15 of the Act;
(xxix) “Rules & Regulations” means the Rules and Regulations of the University;
(xxx) “Sponsor” means Medical Educational Trust Association Surat of Seventh-day Adventists;
(xxxi) “State” means the State of Meghalaya;
(xxxii) “State Government” means the State Government of Meghalaya;
(xxxiii) “Statutes” means the Statutes of the University;
(xxxiv) “Study Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance including training, conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the students;
(xxxv) “Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed in conformity with the norms prescribed by the UGC for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in a constituent college or institution and includes the Principal of a constituent college or institution;
(xxxvi) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission established under Section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(xxxvii) “University” means the North East Adventist University established under the Act;
(xxxviii) “Vice-Chancellor” means Vice-Chancellor of the University as explained in Section 14 of the Act;
(xxxix) “Visitor” means the Visitor of the University as explained in Section 12 of the Act.