(1) This Act may be called the Akal UniversityAct, 2015. Short title and commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Definitions.
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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (aJ 'Academic Council' means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) 'authorities' means the authorities of the University;
(c) 'Board of Management' means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) 'Board of Studies' means a body, to be constituted by the Governing Body;
(e) 'campuses' means a contiguous area within which the University is situated;
(I) 'Chairman' means the Chairman of the Society;
(g) 'Chancellor' means the Chancellor of the University;
(h) 'Chief Finance and Accounts Officer' means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University;
(i) 'Dean' means a Dean of the University;
U) 'Governing Body' means the Governing Body of the University;
(k) 'institution' means an institution or institute or college or academic centre (by whatever name it may be called) run or managed by the 'University' within the campus;
(/) 'prescribed' means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances and regulations;
(m) 'Registrar' means the Registrar of the University;
(n) 'Society' means the Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pardesh, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860);
(o) 'State Government' means the Government of the State of Punjab;
(p) 'statutes', 'ordinances' and 'regulations' mean the statues, ordinances and regulations of the University, made by it under this Act;
(q) 'teacher' includes Professor, Reader, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer and any such other person who imparts instruction in the University;
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(r) 'University' means the Akal University established under section 3 of this Act;
(s) 'Vice-Chancellor' means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
and (I) 'Visitor' means the Visitor of the University.