Chapter IX TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

53. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 11, the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the passing of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

54.

1. (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 of Management, 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. (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the assistance of an 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 aforesaid authorities and regulating the procedure at the meetings of such authorities and the Board of Management and the transaction of their business,
     • (ii) draw up any rules that may be necessary for regulating the method of constitution of the aforesaid authorities;
   • (b) frame the first Statutes and regulations and submit them for confirmation to the respective authorities when they commence to exercise their functions; and
   • (c) subject to the control of the Chancellor, make such financial arrangements and incur such expenditure as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into operation.
3. (3) The authorities constituted under sub-section
4. (1) shall commence to exercise their functions on such date or dates as the Chancellor may, by an order direct.
5. (4) The Statutes, and regulations framed by the first Vice-Chancellor shall, when confirmed by the respective authorities, be published in the Official Gazette.

55.

1. (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. (2) Any appointment made under sub-section
3. (1) shall be for such period not exceeding four years and on such conditions as the appointing authority thinks fit:

Extraordinary powers of the first Vice-Chancellor 56. The Vice-Chancellor appointed under section 53 shall have powers until the Board of Management commences to exercise its functions--

1. (a) with the previous approval of the Chancellor to make additional Statutes to provide for any matter not provided for by the first Statutes;
2. (b) to constitute provisional authorities and bodies and on their recommendations to make rules providing for the conduct of the work of the University;
3. (c) subject to the control of the State Government, to make such financial arrangement as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into force;
4. (d) with the sanction of the Chancellor, to make for a period not exceeding four years such appointments as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into force;
5. (e) to appoint any committee as he may think fit, to discharge such of his functions as he may direct; and
6. (f) generally to exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Board of Management by or under the provisions of this Act.

57. If any difficulty arises as to the first constitution or reconstitution of any authority of the University under this Act or otherwise in first giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government, as occasion may require, may by order do anything which appears to it necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.