Transitory powers of first Vice-Chancellor

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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.