The Dibrugarh University (First Amendment) Act, 1972
4 ASSAM ACT XIV OF 1972

**(Received the assent of the Governor on the 28th April, 1972)**

THE DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY (FIRST AMENDMENT)

ACT, 1972

[Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 1st May, 1972]

An

**Act**

**further to am end the Dibrugarh U niversity Act, 1965.**

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Dibrugarh Assam Act

University Act, 1965, hereinafter called the principal °*'Wbf.

Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in Twenty-third year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

Sho'^t tide 1.(1) This Act may be called the Dibrugarh Uni-

arid mencement. com- v e r s jty ' (first Amendment) Act, 1972. ' 7

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Amend- 2. in Section 15 of the principal Act,—

ment of Sec­
tion 15 of

Assam Act
\ III of

1965.

(1) in sub-section (1),

(i) after clause (xx), the following shall bt

inserted as clause (xxi), namely:—

“ (xxi) (a)—three Representatives to be elected

by the Post-Graduate students from
amongst themselves:

Provided that a student to be so elected must have

been a student of the University for at least one
year prior to his election:

Provided further that no student who has taken

more than one year in excess of the period prescri­
bed for the course of which he is a student would
be eligible .for such election.

.'' ' (b) one representative to be elected by the Law

students of the University from amongst themselves:

Provided that a student to be so elected must have

been a student of the University for at least one year

prior to .his election :

P.ovidec further that no student who has taken

more than one year in excess of the period prescribed
for the course ofw hichheis a student would be

eligible for such election.


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(c) two Post-Graduate students to be nominated

by tne Vice-Chancellor A student who has demonstra­
ted bis academic merit and proficiency in extm-curri-
cular and co-curricular activities shall be preferred.

3. In Section 37 of the principal Act,t—

(1) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, the

punctuation full-stop ( . ) shall be substituted by the
punctuation semi-colon ( ; ), and the following shall

be inserted as second proviso thereafter, namely:—

“ Provided further that any member, elected

or nominated under clause (xxi) of sub-section (1)

of Section 15 shall hold office for a period of

one year only from the date of his election or nomina­

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t tion, as the case may be. He shall cease to be a member

of the Court on his ceasing to be a student of
the University.”

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(2) after sub-section (3), the following shill be

inserted as sub-section (4), namely:—

“ (4) With the approval of the Court, the Vice-

Chancellor may remove a member, elected under
sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (xxi) oi sub­

section (1) of Section 15, if he does not fulfil the
conditions laid down in the proviso therein,”

Reoeal and 4 - U) [T h] e Dibrugarh University (Amendment) A ssam O r .

Saving. Ordinance, 1972 is hereby repealed. dinance II

of 1972.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done

or any action taken under the Ordinance as repealed              -

shall be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act as if this Act had commenced on the

eighteenth day of January, 1972 (date of promulga­
tion of the Ordinance).


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