REGISTERED NO. D. 221 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY N0.64INEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY.DBCEMBER 20,1961/AGRAHAYANA 29.1883 29 of 1951.
MINISTRY OF LAW (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 20th. December, 1961/Agrahayana 29, 1883 (Saka) The following Acts of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 19th December, 1961, and are hereby published for general information: — THE VISVA-BHARATI (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1961 No. 60 OF 1961 [19th December, 1961] An Act to amend the Visva-Bharati Act, 1951.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Visva-Bharati (Amendment) Act,
1961.
2. In the Visva-Bharati Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, the following words shall be added and shall be deemed always to have been added at the end, namely:— "and is as such hereby constituted as a University.".
3. In section 3 of the principal Act, for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: — '(e) "Bhavana (College)" means a hall or a unit of residence, with provision for tutorial instructions for students, provided or recognised by the University;'.
4. In section 4 of the principal Act, after the words "body corporate", the words "as a unitary, teaching and residential University" shall be inserted and shall be deemed always to have been inserted.
Short title.
Amendment of section 2.
Amendment of section 3.
Amendment of lection 4.
693 694 T t I E GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II Amendment of section 5- Amendment of lection 6.
Insertion of new teclion
7A.
Maintenance of examination centres outside territorial limit*.
Amendment of lection 13- Amendment of lection 19- Amendment of lection *3« 5, In section 5 of the principal Act, for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted and shall be deemed always to have been substituted, namely; — "(ii) all property, assets, rights and liabilities of the said Society shall be the property, assets, rights and liabilities of the University and any will, deed or other document, whether made or executed before or after the commencement of this Act, which contains or purports to contain any bequest, gift, trust, payment of money or transfer or assignment of any right or property, movable or immovable, in favour of the said Society shall be construed as if the University was therein named instead of the said Society.".
fl. In section 6 of the principal Act,—
(i) in clause (b), for the words and brackets "Bhavans (Halls)" wherever they occur, the words and brackets "Bhavanas (Colleges)" shall be substituted;
(ii) after clause (j), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — "(H) with the npproval of the Central Government, to borrow, on the soouritv of property of the University, money for the purposes of the University;".
7. After section 7 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely: — "7A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, the University may establish and maintain, at any place in India examination centres for home study courses conducted by its Loka Shiksha Samsad (People's Educntinn Council1) and recognise, for such purposes as may be provided in the Ordinances, the certificates awarded by the said Lol-a Shiksha Samsad (People's Education Council) on the results of examinations conducted by it.".
t 8. In section 13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), after the words and brackets "Samsad (Court)", the words and brackets "and the Karma Samiti (Executive Council)" shall be inserted.
t 9. In section 19 of the principal Act. in snb-seetion (I), under the heading "Class I—Ex-officio members" for items (v) and (vi), the following items shall be substituted, namely: — "(«) Adhyakshas (Principals) of Bhavanas (Colleges),
(vi) Adhyakshas (Directors) of Vibhagas (Departments),".
10. In section 23 of the principal Act,—
(i) to clause (e), the following proviso shall be added, namely: — "Provided that nn action shall be taken by the Karma Samiti (E^poutlvp ^ounri^ in r r sn^ t of th* tiurnbnr, quailtfic. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAHY 695 fications and status of te'icnrrs, otherwise than on the recommendation of the Shiksha S.miiti (Academic Council);";
(ii) the proviso io clause (j) shall be emitted.
11. In section 27 of the principal Act, in clause (g), for the words and brackets "Bhawanas (Halls)", the words and brackets "Bhavanas (Colleges)" shall be substituted.
12. In section 29 of the principal Act,—
(i) after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — " (cc) the purposes for which certificates awarded by the Loka Sbiksha Samsad (People's Education Council) of the University may be recognised by the University;";
(ii) in clause (g), for the words and brackets "Bhawanas (Halls)", the words and brackets "Bhavanas (Colleges)" shall be substituted;
(in) In clause (k), for the words "of teachers", the words "of studies" shall be substituted.
13. In section 32 of the principal Act,—
(i) after the words "the University", the words and brackets "other than a student of its Loka Shiksha Samsad (People's Education Council)" shall be inserted;
(U) for the words and brackets "Bhavan (Hall)", the words and brackets "Bhavana (College)" shall be substituted.
14. In section 36 of the principal Act, for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) The accounts of the University shall, once at least In every year and at intervals of not more than fifteen months, be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any person authorised by him in this behalf.
(3) The accounts, when audited, shall be published in the Official Gazetts and a copy of the accounts, together with the auditor's report shall be submitted to the Samsad (Court) and to the Faridarsaka (Visitor)."
Amendment of lection 27, Amendm«a of section 39.
Amendment of section 32.
Amendment of *ectlonj6.
696 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II Aawr-dmem of section 40.
Short title and commencement Amendment ct section 4.
15. In section 40 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words and brackets "till the next meeting of the Samsad (Court)", the words "until his successor enters upon his office" shall be substituted.
THE DELHI UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1961 No. 61 OF 1961 [19th December, 1961] An Act further to amend the Delhi University Act, 1922.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. (2) This Act may be called the Delhi University (Amendment) Act, 1961.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In section 4 of the Delhi University Act, 1922 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),—
(a) in clause (2)—
(i) in sub-clause (c), the word "or" shall be inserted at the end;
(ii) after sub-clause (c), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: — "(d) have pursued a course of study by correspondence, whether residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the University or not,";
(b) existing clause (12A) shall be re-numbered as clause {12C) and before clause (12C) as so re-numbered, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:
"(12A) to acquire, hold, manege and dispose of property movable or immovehle. 'nHiHing trust or endowed property, for the purposes of the University, SBC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 697 (12B) with the approval of the Central Government, to borrow, on the security of University property, money for the purposes of the University,".
3. In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after the words "under this Act", the brackets, words and figures " (other than those conferred by sub-clause (d) of clause (2) of section 4)" shall be inserted.
4. In section 33 of the principal Act, after the words "the University", the brackets and words "(other than a student.who pursues a course of study by correspondence" shall be Inserted.
R. C. S. SARKAR, Seey. to the Govt. of India.
Amendment of section 5.
Amendment of section 33.
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