The Gauhati University (Amendment) Act, 1976
% Repeal and ] g. (1) The Assam Public Premises (Eviction of ^ssany

### savmg. Unauthorised Occupants) Ordinance, 1971 is here? n r 0/1971.
 by repealed.

 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything
 done or any action taken under the Assam Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)
 ’ Ordinance, 1971, shall be deemed to have been
 done or taken under this Act as if this Act had commenced on the eighth day of February, 1971 (the-date of promulgation of the Ordinance).

 U. TAHBILDAR,
 Secretary to the Govt- of Assam,
 Legislative Deptt.

The 23rd October 1976

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No.LJL.33/76/4.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assem­

bly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published

,for general information.

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ASSAM ACT XXI OF 1976

### (Received the assent of the Governor on the 20th October, 1976)

 THE GAUHATI UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976

 An

Act
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 further to amend the Gauhati University Act, 1947

 Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to amend the
 Gauhati University Act, 1947, hereinafter called 1947.°* the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter
 appearing ;

 It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh
 Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

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

extent and

commcnc- 'University (Amendment) Act, 1976.
ment.

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a _(2) It shall have like extent as the principal_

### Act. ' ■

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### (3) It shall come into force at once. i

**Amendment** 2. In Section 2 of the principal Act, the sub-

**• of Section 2**

**of Assam Act**         - seotion -(e)' shall be substituted by the
**KVI of 1947.** following, namely :— **_, \_**

### "(e) "Government” in this Act shall
 mean th e State Government of Assam unless where the Government of Mariipur '
 and the Government of Arunachal Pra­
 desh are specifically mentioned in any
 Section of this Act.”

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**Amendment** 3. In 'Section 7 of the principal Act, clause
**of Section 7**
**of Assam** (ii) shall be deleted and subsequent
**Act XVI of** clauses viz.,' (iii), (iy), (v), (vi), (vii),

**1947.** (viii), (ix), (x), '(xi), (xii), (xiii) and

### (xiv) shall be renumbered as clauses
 (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii); (viii),
 (ix), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) respectively.

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**Amendment** _4._ In Section 8A of the principal Act, after

**of Section** clause (3), the following shall be inserted **_X_**

**8A of Assam** **_•»_** as clause (.4) and subsequent clauses
**Act XVI of**
**1947.** _viz. clauses (4) and- (5) shall be renum­_

### bered as clauses (5) and (6) respectively.

 "(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall retire on the date he attains the age of 65 years.”

**V**

**Amendment** 5. In Section 9 uf the principal Act, in sub­

**of Section 9**

**ef Assam** section (1), the clause (xvii) shall be

**Act XVI of** substituted by the following, namely :—
**1947.**

### "(xvii) one 4hird of the Principals of
 Degree Colleges affiliated to .the Uni­
 versity by election from 'among
 themselves in the manner prescribed •
 by the Statutes. In case the number
 of Degree Colleges affiliated to the
 University being* not divisible by three
 and found to be more than half, one
 more College may be included but if it is less than half, it may be igrfored.”

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_r_ THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 27. 1976 615

Amendment 6. In Section 12 of the principal Act, in
of Section 12

sub-section (1), after clause (v), the

of Assam
Act XVI of following shall be inserted as clause
1947. (vi) and clause (vii) and subsequent

clauses viz., clauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix),

(x) , (xi), (xii), (xiii) and (xiv), shall be

re-num bered as clauses (viii), (ix), ((x),

(xi) , (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv) and (xvi)

respectively.

"(vi) The Director of Public Instruction,

Manipur.

(vii) The Director of Public Instruction,

Arunachal Pradesh.”

Amendment 7. In Section 15A of the principal Act,
of Section after sub-section (1), the following

15A of Ass­

shall be inserted as sub-sections (2), (3)

am Act XV'I
of 1947. and (4), nam ely : —

"(2) if a m em ber of the Selection Com­
m ittee is unable to attend, he may send

his opinion in w riting to the Vice-

Chancellor and such opinion shall be

taken into consideration by th e Com­

m ittee in making its recommendations.

**Explanation :—** For the purpose of

this Section, the co-opted mem bers will

be deemed to be members of the Selec­

tion Committee for the purpose for

which they are co-opted.

(3) If the Executive Council does not

accept any of the recommendations of

the Selection Committee it shall refer

the m atter to the Chancellor stating

clearly the reasons for not agreeing

w ith the Selection Committee and the

decision given by the Chancellor there­
on shall be final.

(4) The Executive Council shall cons­

titute one or more Committees for

making recommendations to the Execu­
tive Council for appointm ent to other

adm inistrative posts and m ay prescribe

by Ordinance the procedure and methods

to be followed in m aking such recom­

m endations.”


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616 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 27, 1976

**Amendment** 8. In Section 21 of the principal Act, clause

**of Section 21**

**of Assam** (g) shall be substituted by the following,
**Act XVI of** namely :—

**1947.** "(g) the condition for affiliation by the

Excutive Council of Colleges and Halls

not m aintained by the University and

for w ithdraw al of such affiliation in

consultation with the Government :

Provided that no statute relating t©

the m anagem ent of Colleges and Halls
and condition of services of employees

shail apply to the Government Colleges
and Government Aided Colleges in

respect of which the respective Govern­

m ent of Assam, M anipur and Arunachal
Pradesh under whose territorial juris­

diction the Colleges are situated, shall

make necessary rules in consultation

w ith the University. No new Degree

Colleges shall be given permission or

affiliation by the University without

the prior concurrence of the respective

Government of Assam, M anipur and

Arunachal Pradesh. Permission and

affiliation of a new Pre-U niversity

College in M anipur and Arunachal

Pradesh may be given by the University
w ith the prior concurrence of the res­

pective Governm ent of M anipur and

Arunachal Pradesh and that the Execu­

tive Council shall have no jurisdiction
to perm it and affiliate new Pre-U niver­
sity class or College within the State

### of Assam:

Provided further that the Executive

Council shall have jurisdiction over affilia­

tion of existing Pre-U niversity Section
of Degree Colleges and of existing P re­

University Colleges having Pre-U niver­

sity course only under its jurisdiction

w ithin the State of Assam and conduct
the Pre-U niversity Exam inations till

such tim e the Government, by Notifica­

tion in the official G azettee, appoint

and vest all such powers of the Execu­

tive Council to the Board of Secondary
Education, Assam.”

U. TAHBILDAR,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

______ Legislative D eptt.

## J Gauhati—Printed and published by the Supdt., i/c., Assam Govt. Printing Presa

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