Chapter XII TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Saurashtra University Act, 1965 or in the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations, Rules and orders made thereunder, the colleges and the departments and the centres situated within the University area shall, from the date of the commencement of this Act, cease to be the colleges, departments or, as the case may be, centres of the Saurashtra University and shall be transferred to and vest in the University.
2. (2) The control and management of the colleges, departments and centres referred to in sub-section
3. (1) shall, with effect on and from the date of the commencement of this Act, stand transferred to the University and all properties and assets (whether movable or immoveable) and liabilities of the Saurashtra University in relation thereto shall stand transferred to and vest in or devolve upon the University.
4. (3) Where immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, the Saurashtra University has made any contract in relation to the said colleges, departments or centres, such contracts shall be deemed to have been made by the University and any reference therein to the Saurashtra University shall be construed as reference to the University.
5. (4) Where immediately before the commencement of this Act, the Saurashtra University is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property and assets transferred to the University under this section or with respect to any of the rights, liabilities or obligations of the Saurashtra University which have become the rights, liabilities and obligation of the University, the University shall be deemed to be substituted for the Saurashtra University as a party to those proceedings and the proceedings shall continue accordingly.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every employee of the college affiliated to the University or the recognised institution, who is holding office (whether teaching or non-teaching) of the Saurashtra University immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to hold such office on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to him immediately before such date, and exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred on them by or under this Act.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder, any student of a college situated within the University area and affiliated to the Saurashtra University, who immediately before the date on which this Act comes into force, was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Saurashtra University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefor, and the University 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 courses of studies of the Saurashtra University.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 12, the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

1. (1) It shall be the duty of the first Vice-Chancellor,-
   • (a) to give recognition to institutions, if any, as far as possible consistently with the provisions of section 43; and
   • (b) to make arrangements for constituting the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and other authorities of the University, within six months after the date of his appointment or such longer period not exceeding one year as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct.
2. (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the assistance of 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 State Government,-
     • (i) make provisional Statutes necessary for constituting the aforesaid authorities and regulating the procedure at their meetings and the transaction of their business;
     • (ii) draw up any rules that may be necessary for constituting the aforesaid authorities;
   • (b) frame the first Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations under this Act and submit them for confirmation to the respective authorities when they commence to exercise their functions.
3. (3) The authorities constituted under sub-section
4. (1) shall commence to exercise their functions on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct.
5. (4) The Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations framed by the first Vice-Chancellor shall, when confirmed by the respective authorities, be published in the Official Gazette.

The Vice-Chancellor appointed under section 68 shall have powers until the Executive Council commences to exercise its functions,-

1. (a) with the previous approval of the State Government 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 arrangements as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof to be brought into force;
4. (d) with the sanction of the State Government, to make for a period not exceeding two 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 functions as he may direct; and
6. (f) generally to exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Executive Council by or under the provisions of this Act.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 14, the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16, the first Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

1. (1) At any time after the commencement of this Act until such time as the authorities of the University commence to exercise their functions,-
   • (a) any officer of the University may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor with the previous sanction of the State Government;
   • (b) the teachers of the University may be appointed by the State Government after considering the recommendations of an Advisory Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Commissioner of Higher Education, Gujarat State and such other person or persons, if any, as the State Government thinks fit to associate with them.
2. (2) Any appointment made under sub-section (1), shall be for such period not exceeding two years and on such terms and conditions as the appointing authority thinks fit:

Prohibition of membership Notwithstanding anything contained in the Saurashtra University Act, 1965, no member, other than an ex-officio member of any of the authorities of the Saurashtra University shall be eligible to become a member of any of the authorities of the University established under this Act till such member has completed his term or has resigned from his office.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Amendment of Guj. 39 of 1965 In the Saurashtra University Act, 1965, in the Schedule, entry 4 shall be deleted.