3. (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Gazette appoint, there shall be established in the State of Uttar Pradesh a University by the name of "Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya".
(2) With effect from the date of commencement of this Act, the Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University shall cease to function as such, and all the assets and liabilities of the said Deemed to be University shall stand transferred to the University.
(3) The University shall be a body corporate. The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the members of the Executive Council and the Academic Council for the time being holding office as such in the University shall constitute the body corporate.
(4) The headquarter of the University shall be at Lucknow.
(5) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and be sued by its name.
(6) In relation to the University to be established under sub-section (1):-
(a) the State Government shall appoint interim officers of the said University and shall constitute interim authorities of such University in such manner as its thinks fit;
(b) the officers appointed and members of the authorities constituted under clause (a) shall hold office until the appointment of officers or the constitution of the authorities in accordance with clause (c) or such other earlier date as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf:
Provided that the State Government may, by notification, extend the term of the members of such authorities for a period not exceeding one year.
(c) the State Government shall take steps for the appointment of officers and constitution of authorities of such University in accordance with the provisions of this Act, so that the same may be completed before the expiry of the respective terms of the interim officers and members under clause (b).