Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called 1[the Anna University Act], 1978.

1. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "appointed day" means such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint under sub-section (2) of section 1;

1. (b) "constituent college" means any institution specified in Schedule I;
2. (c) "Dean" means the Dean of each Faculty;
3. (d) "Director" means the head of a constituent college, the head of research and development or the head of every centre of Advanced Study, as may be prescribed;
4. (e) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
5. (f) "Government" means the State Government;
6. (g) "hostel" means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognised by it either as a part of, or separate from a constituent college;
7. (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances or regulations made under this Act;
   • (i) "State" means the State of Tamil Nadu;
8. (j) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" means respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
9. (k) "teachers" means such Deans, Directors, Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers and other like persons as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
10. (l) "University" means the 1[Anna University] established under section 3.