Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak Act, 2008
No: 26 Dated: Jun, 02 2008
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak Act, 2008
(Haryana Act No. 26 of 2008)
An Act to establish and incorporate a University of Health Sciences at Rohtak for the purposes of teaching and affiliating and ensuring proper and systematic instruction, training and research in modern systems of medicine and Indian systems of medicine and administration of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak Act, 2008.
(2) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act and in all Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "academic course" means a course of study in any discipline of Health Sciences according to the syllabus and curriculum prescribed by University;
(b) "affiliated college" means a college or an institution admitted to the privileges of University under this Act;
(c) "appointed day" means the day appointed under subsection (2) of section 1;
(ca) "Dental College, Rohtak" means the Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak;
(d) "Department" means a unit set up for the purpose of imparting instructions for courses of study in Health Sciences or any discipline allied thereto;
(e) "Director" means the head of Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS;
(f) "employee" means any person appointed by University including teachers and other staff;
(g) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana;
(h) "Head of Department" means a senior most Faculty member/teacher in respective specialty/super-specialty/ subject/ discipline in University, an institution or an affiliated college;
(i) "Health Sciences" means the modern systems and Indian Systems of medicine and all their branches concerning preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services;
(j) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students;
(k) "Indian Systems of Medicine" shall, for the purpose of this Act, include Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga and such other disciplines, as may be prescribed;
(l) "institution" means any hospital, center or other institution providing training for degree, diploma or other academic distinction approved by University;
(m) "Modern System of Medicine" includes all branches of modern medicine and dentistry dealing with pre- clinical, para-clinical, clinical, para-medical and para-dental disciplines at the degree or diploma level or above and such other disciplines, as may be prescribed;
(n) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made under this Act;
(o) "principal" means the head of an institution or an affiliated college and includes, when there is no principal, a viceprincipal and in the absence of the principal or the viceprincipal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as the principal;
(p) "professional council" means a professional council such as Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Indian Nursing Council etc. pertaining to any Health Sciences discipline constituted under State Act or Central Act;
(q) "Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS" means Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak including, Nursing, Pharmacy and other such colleges maintained by Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS;
(r) "recognized teacher" means a person as is recognized by University for the purpose of imparting instructions in an affiliated college or institution;
(s) "Schedule" means Schedule appended to this Act;
(t) "State" means the State of Haryana;
(u) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of University made under this Act;
(v) "student" means a person enrolled in University or one of its affiliated colleges or institutions for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted by University;
(w) "teacher" includes Director, Dean, Medical Superintendent (if from teaching Faculty), Principal, Senior Professor, Professor, Associate Professor / Reader, Assistant Professor/Lecturer and such other persons imparting instructions on full time basis in University or affiliated college or institution, as may be prescribed;
(x) "University" means Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, established under this Act;
(y) "University Grants Commission" means a commission established under section 4 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956).
3. Incorporation. - (1) There shall continue to be a body corporate by the name of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak comprising the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of University, the Director and the members of the Court, the Executive Council, Academic Council, and all persons, who may hereafter become or be appointed as such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership.
(2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable and to contract and may by the said name sue or be sued through its Registrar.