Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the ASBM University, Odisha Act, 2019.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, —

1. (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 10;
2. (b) “Annual Report” means the Annual Report of the University as explained in section 41;
3. (c) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 9;
4. (d) “Dean” means Deans of Schools as provided in section 19;
5. (e) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University;
6. (f) “Endowment Fund” means Endowment Fund of the University as explained in section 38;
7. (g) “Faculty” mean faculty members of the University;
8. (h) “Finance Officer” means Finance Officer of the University as explained in section 20;
   • (i) “General Fund” means General Fund of the University as explained in section 39;
9. (j) “Off-Campus Centre” means a centre of the University, established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University’s compliment of facilities, faculty and staff as per Regulation 2.2 of UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003;
10. (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Regulations;
11. (l) “President” means President of the University as explained in section 15;
12. (m) “Registrar” means Registrar of the University as explained in section 18;
13. (n) “Regulations” means Regulations of the University made under section 26;
14. (o) “Regulatory Body” means a body established by or under a Central Act or State Act for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring standard of higher education such as University Grants Commission, and other such body or bodies established by the Central or the State Government for the purpose;
15. (p) “Rules” mean the Rules of the University made under section 23;
16. (q) “School” means the constituent unit of the University as provided in clause
    • (ix) of section 4;
17. (r) “Sponsoring Body” means the ASBM Trust; “State” means the State of Odisha;
18. (t) “State Government” means the Government of Odisha;
19. (u) “Trust” means the ASBM Trust, registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882;
    • (v) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
20. (w) “University” means the ASBM University, Odisha, established and incorporated as a University under this Act; and
    • (x) “Vice-Chancellor” means Vice-Chancellor of the University as explained in section 16.