(a) the procedure to be observed at the meetings of a subordinate authority and the number of members required to form a quorum;
(b) the calling of meetings of such subordinate authority, and giving of notice to its members of the dates of the meetings and of the business to be considered thereat and the keeping of a record of the proceedings of such meetings;
(c) matters which by this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances are required to be prescribed by Regulations;
(d) all other matters solely concerning a subordinate authority or a committee appointed by it and not provided for by this Act, the Statute or the Ordinances.
53. (1) The Executive Council or a Committee appointed by it shall take into consideration drafts of Regulations, consistent with this Act and the Statutes and the Ordinances after notice of the proposed Regulations has been given to the members of the Executive Council at least three weeks in advance of the date fixed for consideration of the same by the Executive Council or the Committee appointed by it. The Vice-Chancellor may direct a shorter notice in a matter which in his opinion is of an emergent nature.
(2) A Regulation shall be deemed to be passed by the Executive Council if it is agreed to at a meeting of the Executive Council by a majority of the total number of members of the Executive Council existing at the time. A Regulation shall come into force immediately on being passed unless otherwise directed by the Chancellor.
(3) The Court shall have the power, by a resolution passed by a majority of its total number of members existing at the time, to cancel or modify any Regulation.
(4) A Regulation shall, unless cancelled or modified by the court under subsection (3), remain in force until repealed or amended by a new Regulation similarly passed and bought into force.
54. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, Rules may be made for the purpose of duly carrying out the provisions of, or exercising the powers conferred by, this Act or to provide for matters which, by the Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations, are required to be prescribed by Rules.
PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 29 The Gour Banga University Act, 2007.
(Chapter VII.—Sections 55-57.)
CHAPTER VII Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions Delegation. 55. (1) The Vice-Chancellor or, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, may, subject to the provisions of this Act, delegate such of his powers or duties conferred or imposed by or under this Act as may be prescribed by the Statutes to an officer of the University under his direct administrative control.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act,—
(a) the Court may delegate any of its powers or duties, conferred or imposed by or under this Act, to—
(i) the Vice-Chancellor,
(ii) the Executive Council,
(iii) a committee constituted from among its own members, or
(iv) a committee appointed in accordance with the Statutes;
(b) the Executive Council may delegate any of its powers or duties, conferred or imposed by or under this Act, to—
(i) the Vice-Chancellor,
(ii) a committee constituted from among its own members,
(iii) a committee constituted in accordance with the Statutes or the Ordinances,
(iv) any of the Faculty Councils for Post-Graduate Studies or Councils for Undergraduate Studies, or
(v) the Finance Committee;
(c) the Faculty Council for Post- Graduate Studies or the Council for Undergraduate Studies may delegate any of its powers or duties, conferred or imposed by or under this Act, to — the Vice-Chancellor, a committee constituted from among its own members, a committee constituted in accordance with the Regulations, or any of the Board of Studies;
Completion of courses for students in colleges affiliated to the former University.
Transitory Provisions' and repeal.
(d) the Finance committee may delegate any of its powers or duties, conferred or imposed by or under this Act, to—
(i) the Vice-Chancellor, or
(ii) a committee constituted from among its own members.
56. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinanc6s and the Regulations, any student of a college affiliated formerly to any other University, who was studying for any examination of such'other University, shall upon admission of such college to the privileges of the University, be permitted to complete his course in preparation thereof and the University shall hold, for such students, examinations in accordance with the curricula of study in force in such other University for such period as may be prescribed.
57. (1) The Chancellor shall, within three months from the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette, appoint a p