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**No. 76** **>ispnr, Friday, 25th July, 1986 3rd Sravana,**

**1908 (S.E.)**

##### GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

**ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR**

**LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH**

**NOTIFICATION**

##### The 25th July 1986

 No.LGL.27/84/91>—The following Act of the Assam
 Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.


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366 THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. JU LY 25, 1986

#### ASSAM ACT No.VII OF 1986

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 22nd July, 1986)

 THE ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
 (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1986.
 An
 Act

 further to amend the Assam Agricultural University Act,
 1968 (Assam Act XXIV of 1968).

**Preamble.** Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

#### Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968, herein­
 after called the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

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

**Short title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam
**extent and**
**commence­** Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1986.

**ment.**

#### (2) It shall have the like extent as the
 principal Act.

 (3) It shall come into force at once.

 Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in Section 6, for sub-
 of Assam116 section (2), the following shall be substituted.

**of 1968.Arcl<SfIV namely:—**

#### "(2) Subject to the above provisions, the
 State Government may direct that the University shall reserve in Colleges seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
 Tribes and Other Backward Classes
 of the State and or candidates from other States in India.”

 Amendment 3 j
n the principal Act, in Section 9, sub-

#### of Assam sections (4) and (5) shall be deleted and the exis-

Aretio«IV ting sub-section (6) shall be renumbered aS

#### sub-section (4).


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDIN AB Y. JULY 25 1986 367

**Amendmentof Section** 4. In th e principal Act, in Section 10, in sub-

io of Assam section (2),—---------- y,

**Act XXIV**
**of 1968.**

(a) for clause (b), th e follow ing shall be

substituted, n a m e ly :—

"(b) (i) The F inance C om m issioner;

(ii) The S ecretary, P anchayat and

C om m unity D evelopm ent D ep art­

m ent ;

(iii) The A griculture P roduction Com ­

m issioner ; and

(iv) The Secretary, V eterin ary D epart­

m ent ;

(b) for clauses (h), (i) and (j), th e follow ing

shall be substituted, n a m e ly :—

"(h) Two rep resen tativ es of teachers,

one from teachers teaching A gri­
cu ltu re and th e oth er from

teachers teaching V e te rin a ry ;

(i) T he D irector of A gricu ltu re ;
(j) The D irector of V eterin ary and

A nim al H usbandry; an d ”

(c) for sub-section (4). the follow ing shall

be substituted, nam ely :—

"(4) The te rm of office of the non-official

m em ber shall be five years and such

a m em ber shall be eligible to serve

for m ore th a n one te rm .”

**Amendment** 5. In th e principal Act, in Section 12, in sub-
**of Section**

12 of Assam section (2), for clause (j), th e follow ing shall be

substituted, nam ely :—

"(j) The D ean of P o st-G rad u ate Studies, and”

**Deletion of** 6. In the principal Act, th e Sections 13A and

**Sections 13A**
**and 13B of** 13B shall be deleted.

**Assam Act**
**XXIV of**

**1968.**


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**368 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 25, 1986**

##### ofSecdM111 34567 89101- [I n t h e] P[r i n c i p a] l Act, in Section 14, for sub-
 14 of Assam section (6), the following shall be substituted,
 ^968 [IV] namely:—

 "(6) Each Department shall have a Head
 whose appointment, powers and duties
 shall be as prescribed and who shall be responsible to the Dean for the proper organisation and working of
 the Department. He shall be respon­ sible to the Directors or Associate
 Directors of Research and Extension respectively for the Research and Ex­ tension Programmes entrusted to his Department.”

 Amendment g j
n ^he principal Act, for Section 17, the

##### 17 of Assam following shall be substituted, namely :—

**Act XXIV** **-** **'**

**of 1968.** **-** **' '**

##### "17. The following shall be the officers of
 the University, namely ■—

                                 - ... . . .,*■ * 3^ :

##### (1) The Chancellor,

 (2) The Vice-Chancellor,

 (3) The Registrar,

 (4) The Comptroller,

 (5) The Director of Physical Plant.

 (6) The Director of Student Welfare,

 (7) The Deans of Faculties,

 (8) The Director of the College of Basic
 Sciences and Humanities,

 (9) The Director of Research,

 (10) The Associate Director of Research,

 (11) The Director of Extension,


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**THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUYL25, 1986 359**

(12) The Associate Director of Exten­

sion,

(13) The Director of Post-Graduate Stu­

dies,

(14) Two Librarians, and

(15) Such other persons in the Service

of the University as may be declar­
ed by the Statutes to be the officers
of the University.”

**Amendment**
**of Section** 9. In the principal Act, in Section 19.

**19 of Assam**
**Act XXIV**
**of 1968** (a) for sub-section (1), the following shall

be substituted, namely :—

"(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a

whole-time officer of the University.
He shall be an eminent scholar and
administrator with background of

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and
Veterinary Education, Research and

Development and with at-least ten
years’ experience. The first Vice-

Chancellor after the commencement
of this Act shall be appointed by the
Chancellor for a period not exceed­
ing five years and on such terms

and conditions as the Chancellor

may determine. Subsequent Vice-

Chancellor shall be appointed by

the Chancellor from a panel of three

names submitted by a selection

committee consisting of —

(a) one eminent agricultural scien­

tist or educationist nominated

by the Board,

(b) the Director General of Indian

Council of Agricultural Research,


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(c) a nominee by the State Govern­

ment.”

(b) The following shall be inserted

as sub-section (1A) after sub­

section (1) in the principal Act-

"(1A) Notwithstanding anything contai­

ned in the Act or any

contract express or implied, the
existing appointment of the Vice-
Chancellor shall cease to be ope­
rative after the commencement of
this Act and the Chancellor shall
proceed to appoint the Vice-

Chancellor in accordance with

the provisions of this Act.”

(c) for sub-section (5), the following

shall be substituted, namely

” (5) In the temporarv absence of

the Vice-Chancellor, the seni­

or most officer amongst the

Deans/Director of Post Gra­
duate Studies/Director of Re-
search/Director of Extension
Education shall temporarily

carrv on the routine duties

of the office. Where the post
of Vice-Chancellor falls per­
manently vacant either by

resignation or otherwise, then
such vacancy shall be filled

up by the Chancellor in ac­
cordance with provisions of

sub-section (1) of this section
and the Vice-Chancellor so

appointed shall hold office

for the full term of five years.”


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**THE ASSAM CAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY JULY 25, 1986** **371**

##### oAi section mendment |Q j. n Aprincipal Act, in Section 21, sub- i i i i 21 of Assam section (3) snail be deleted.

**Act** **X XIV**

**of 1968.**

##### 11. In the principal Act, in Section 28, in sub­
 sections-(1) and (2), for the words "The Director
 of Research and Associate Director of Research” the words "The Director of Research, Agricul­
 ture and the Director of Research, Veterinary”
 shall be substituted.

 MD. SAADULLAH,
 Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,
 Legislative Department.

**ij** a A H A T l— Printed and **published** by the **Supdt. 1/c..** Assam Gov< Printing Press

**fEx-O-aetw;** . 151— 1,164—300-25-7-1986


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