(1) the Vice-Chancellor,
(2) the Registrar,
(3) the Finance Officer, and
(4) persons holding such other posts as may be declared by Statutes to be posts of officers of the University.
8. (1) The Governor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Chancellor of the University. He shall be the head of the University and the President of the Court and shall, when present, preside at the meetings of the Court.
(2) The Chancellor shall exercise such powers as may be conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act.
(3) Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor to make nominations to any authority or body of the 'University, the Chancellor shall, to the extent necessary, nominate persons to represent interests not otherwise adequately represented.
(4) Every proposal to confer any honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Chancellor.
9. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the unanimous recommendation of the Court. If the Court fails to make any such recommendation, the Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the Minister from a panel of three persons to be elected by the Court in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
(2) (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of four years or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier and shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be eligible for re-appointment for a period not exceeding six months.
(b) The Chancellor may, notwithstanding the expiration of the term of the office of Vice-Chancellor or his attaining the age of 65 years, allow him to continue in office till a successor assumes office, provided that he shall not continue as such for any period exceeding six months.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be paid from the University Fund such pay and allowances as the Chancellor may decide in consultation with the State Government.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor.
(5) If—
(a) the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, or
(b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation or expiry of the term of his office, removal or otherwise, then during the period of such temporary inability or pending the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, the Chancellor may, in consultation with the Minister, appoint any person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
(6) The vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurring by reason of death, resignation or expiry of the term of his office, removal or otherwise shall be filled up by appointment of a Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy.
10. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the meeting of the Court. He shall, by virtue of his office, be a member and the Chairman of the 8 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 [PART III The Gour Banga University Act, 2007.
The Registrar.
Powers and duties of the Registrar.
The Finance Officer.
(Sections 11-13.)
Executive Council and the Faculty Councils for Post-Graduate Studies and also the Chairman of any other authority or body of the University of which he may be a member. He shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Councils for Post-Graduate Studies and of any other authority or body of the University.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, are faithfully observed and to take such action as may be necessary for this purpose.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to exercise general control and supervision over all other officers of the University and over all Teachers and employees of the University and generally over all the affairs of the University.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as may be delegated to him by any authority or body of the University or as may be prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which, in his opinion, is either urgent or of an emergent nature and shall report the same for confirmation at the next meeting to the authority or body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter:
Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority or body concerned, the matter shall immediately be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
(7) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Executive Council, delegate any of his powers other than the power referred to in sub-section (6) to any other officer subordinate to him.
11. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman, a nominee of the Chancellor, two nominees of the Executive Council and a nominee of the State Government.
(2) The Registrar may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) If the Registrar is for any reason temporarily unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor may with the approval of the Executive Council appoint a teacher of the University or an officer of the University, temporarily for a period not exceeding six months, to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Registrar.
12. Subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Vice- Chancellor, the Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Court as also of the Executive Council and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed, or delegated to him by or under this Act.
13. (1) The Finance Officer shall be a whole-time officer of the University. He shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor as the Chairman, a nominee of the Chancellor, two nominees of the Executive Council and a nominee of the State Government for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Finance Officer may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) If the Finance Officer is for any reason temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor, with the approval of the Executive Council, may appoint a person temporarily for a period not exceeding six months to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Finance Officer.
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(Chapter 11.—Sections 14, 15.—Chapter 111.—Sections 16, 17.)
Powers-and duties of the Finance Officer.
Supervisory Powers of the Registrar and the Finance Officer.
Authorities.
The Court.
14. (1) Subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Vice- Chancellor, the Finance Officer shall be in charge of the administration of the funds, the finances and the properties and assets of the University and of all trusts and endowments; and he shall take special interest in activities that aim at raising funds for the purposes of the University and for augmenting the resources of the University.
(2) The Finance Officer shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed or delegated to him by or under the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations, as the case may be.
15. In their respective spheres of duties the Registrar and the Finance Officer shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have the power of supervision and control over all officers and employees serving in departments under their charge and shall exercise such disciplinary power as may be conferred on them by or under this Act or by the Statutes or Ordinances.
CHAPTER HI Authorities of the University