Chapter VII TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,- (i) the Chairman of the Trust holding the post as such immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be the first President of the University; (ii) one of the trustees nominated by the Trust shall be the first Director of the University; (iii) the first Director may, with the prior approval of the President and subject to the availability of the funds, discharge all or any of the functions of the University for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and for that purpose, may exercise the powers and perform the duties which by or under this Act are required to be exercised or performed by any authority of the University until such authority comes into existence in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The Trust shall review and monitor such actions taken by the Director.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Regulations, any student of the Colleges or Institutions specified in Schedule I, situated within the University area and affiliated to the Gujarat University who immediately before the commencement of this Act was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Gujarat University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefore, and the University shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed for the instruction, teaching, training and examination of such students, in accordance with the courses of studies of the Gujarat University.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Regulations, any student of the colleges or institutions specified in Schedule II and affiliated to the Gujarat Technological University or, as the case may be, the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, who immediately before the commencement of the Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya (Amendment) Act, 2012 was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Gujarat Technological University or, as the case may be, the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefore, and the University shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed for the instruction, teaching, training and examination of such students, in accordance with the courses of studies of the Gujarat Technological University or as the case may be, the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University.

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to be necessary for removing difficulties: Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.