The Gauhati University (Amendment) Act, 1972
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# The Assam Gazette

## EXTRAORDINARY

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**No.78** **Shillong,** **Monday,** **May 1, 1972/ 11th Vaisakha,**

**1894 (S. E.)**

#### GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

**ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR**

LAW DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 29th April 1972

**No.LJL.426/71/6.—The** following Acts of the Assam Legislative

Assembly which received the assent of the Governor are hereby published
for general information.

z ASSAM ACT X III OF 1972

**(Received the assent o f the Governor on the 28th April, X972)**

THE GAUHATI UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972

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

**An**

**Act**

**further to amend the Gauhati University Act, 1947**

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

Gauhati University Act, 1947, hereinafter called the x v t 00 947.

principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

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530 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 1, 1972"-

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third

**year of the Republic of India as follows : —**

Short title 1. (1) This Act may be called the Gauhati

University (Amendment) Act, ^1972.

(2) It shall come into force atonce.

Amendment 2. In Section _9 of the principal Act,—_
of Section 9
of Assam Act
XVI of 1947.

(1) in sub-section (1),

(i) the word “and” occurring at the end

of clause (xxvi) shall be deleted.

(ii) after clause (xxvi), the following shall

be inserted as clause (xxvii), namely:—

“ (xxvii) (a)—three representatives to be elected

by the Post-Graduate 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:

Provided further that no st d nt who has taken

more than one year in exce-s of the period pres­

cribed for the course of which he is a student woujd
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** **s**

Provided further that no student who has taken

more than one year in excess of the period prescribed

forthe course of which he is a student would be

**eligible for** such election.


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-THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 1, 1972 531

(c). two Post-Graduate Students to be nomi­

nated by the Vice-Chancellor. A student who his

demonstrated his acidemic merit and proficiency in
extra-curricular and co-curricular activities shall be
preferred.          - •

(iii) clause (xxvii) shall be renumbeted as

clause (xxviii).

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

tion fullstop (.) shall be substituted by the punctua­
tion semi-colon (;) and the following shall be

inserted as second proviso therea'ter namely:—

“ Provided further that any member elected or

nominated under clause (xxvii) of sub section (1)
shall hold office for a period of one year only from
the date of his election or nomination, as the case

may be. He shall cease to be a member of the

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

(3) after sub-section (3), the following shall 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 (xxvii) of sub-secticn (t),
if he does not fulfill the conditions laid down in the
proviso therein.”

Repeal and 3. (j) The Gauhati University (Amendment) Assam Or-

savmg. Ordinance, W72 is hereby repealed. dinancclof

(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 has commenced on the twelfth
day of January, 1972 (date of -promulgation of the
Ordinance).


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