Chapter XIII TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the statutes or the regulations made thereunder, any student of a college situate within the University area who, immediately before the date on which section 4 came into force was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Gujarat Agricultural University, shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefor, and the University for that University area shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes for the instruction, teaching, training and examination of such students in accordance with the course of studies of the Gujarat Agricultural University.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10, the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the date of commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding two years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 15, the first Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the date of commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

(1) It shall be the duty of the first Vice-Chancellor to make arrangements for constituting the Academic Council and other authorities of the University other than the Board within six months after the date of his appointment or such longer period not exceeding one year in the aggregate as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct. (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the assistance of the Advisory Committee consisting of not more than fifteen members nominated by the State Government-- (a) subject to the provisions of this Act and the approval of the Chancellor,-- (i) make provisional statutes necessary for constituting the authorities of the University and regulating the procedure at their meetings and the transaction of their business, (ii) draw up any rules that may be necessary for regulating the method of constitution of authorities, (b) frame the first statutes and regulations under this Act and submit them for confirmation to the respective authorities when they commence to exercise their functions. (3) The authorities constituted under sub-section (1) shall commence to exercise their functions on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct. (4) The statutes and regulations framed by the first Vice-Chancellor shall, when confirmed by the respective authorities, be published in the Official Gazette.

(1) At any time after the passing of this Act until such time as the authorities of the University shall commence to exercise their functions, (a) any officer of the University may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor with the previous sanction of the Chancellor, (b) teachers of the University may be appointed by the Chancellor after considering the recommendations of an Advisory Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Director of Agriculture and such other person or persons, if any, as the Chancellor thinks fit to associate with them. (2) Any appointment made under sub-section (1) shall be for such period not exceeding three years and on such conditions as the appointing authority thinks fit: Provided that no such appointment shall be made until financial provision has been made therefor.

The first Vice-Chancellor appointed under section 60 shall have the following powers until the Board commences to exercise its functions, namely:-- (a) with the previous approval of the Chancellor, to make additional statutes to provide for any matter not provided for by the first Statutes, (b) to constitute provisional authorities and bodies and on their recommendations, to make rules providing for the conduct of the work of the University, (c) subject to the control of the State Government, to make such financial arrangements as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into force, (d) with the sanction of the Chancellor, to make, for a period not exceeding three years, such appointment as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into force, (e) to appoint any committee as he may think fit to discharge such of his functions as he may direct, and (f) generally to exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Board by or under the provisions of this Act.