(l) The first Statutes shall be made by the State Government and a copy thereof shall be laid before the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
(2) The Executive Council may, from time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes in the manner hereinafter provided in this section:
Provided that the Executive Council shall not make any Statute or any amendment of a Statute affecting the status, powers or constitution of any existing authority of the University, until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the proposal, and any opinion so expressed shall be in writing and shall be considered by the Executive Council.
1[(3) Every Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of the Statutes, shall require the approval of the Chancellor, who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the Executive Council for reconsideration with his suggestions. In case the Executive Council passes it again in the same form and manner 2[and if ] the Chancellor is satisfied that it is not in the interests of the University, he may disallow such Statutes amendment or repeat.]
(4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the Chancellor.