(1) This Act may be called the Krishna Kanta Handique Srate Open University Acr, 2005.
(2) It extends to the whole of Assam
(3) It shall come into forl:e on such date as the State Government may. by notification in Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University:
THE ASSAM GAZETTE, RXTRAORDINARY SEPT. 29, 2005 2403 ~- (b) "authorities" means the authorities constituted under section 16 and the word "authority" wherever it occurs shafl be construed accordingly;
(c) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) ''College'' means a college or other academic institution establishment or maintained or admitted to the privileges ofthe University;
' (e) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication such as. broadcasting, te recasting, instruction media or print media, on-line seminars, contact programme or the combination l)f any two or more of such means;
(t) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes academic and non -academic staff of the (;niyersity;
~ g) ·'Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University;
(h) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for the .purpose of co ordinating and supervising the works o( Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such c·entrcs by the Board of Management;
(i) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any Authority of the University under this Act for lhe time being in force;
(j) "Statutes and Ordinances" means the Statutes and 2404 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. RXTRAORDTNARY, SEPT. 29, 2005 Establishment and incorporation of the University . _...l Ordinances respectively of the University for the time being in force:
(k) "Student" means a student of the University and includes any person who enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(l) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognizt:d for conducting the examination and evaluation by the University and for th~ purpose of advising. counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
(m) "Teacher" means Professors. Readers, Lecturers and such othe.r persons as may be designated as such by the Ordinances for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(n) "University" means the Krishna Kanta Handiquc State Open University established under section~;
( o) "Vice-Chancellor and Registrar" means the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar respectively of the / University.
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