Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Annamalai University Act, 2013. (2) It extends to the area comprising the districts of Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore district excluding the area of 113.21 acres, wherein the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital and Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing are situated and Mayiladuthurai. (2-A) It applies to all colleges and institutions situated within the University area and affiliated to or approved by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the statutes, ordinances and regulations made thereunder and also to all colleges and institutions deemed to be affiliated to or approved by the University under this Act. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "affiliated college" means a college or institution, situate within the University area and affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions of the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act and an autonomous college; (aa) "approved college" means a college situate within the University area and approved by the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for titles and diplomas of the University and includes a college deemed to be approved by the University under this Act; (ab) "autonomous college" means any affiliated college designated as an autonomous college by the Syndicate of the University; (ac) "college" means a college or an institution established or maintained or approved by or affiliated to the University and providing any course of study or training for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions of the University; (ad) “Dean” means the Dean of each Faculty; (b) “Faculty” means the Faculty of the University; (c) “Government” means the State Government; (ca) "Government college" means every college specified in the Schedule; (d) “law in force” includes any enactment, regulation, order, rule, direction or notification in force in the State of Tamil Nadu; (e) “hostel” means a unit of residence for students of the University maintained or recognized by the University; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances or regulations made under this Act; (fa) “Principal” means the head of an affiliated college; (fb) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act: (g) “statutes”, “ordinances” and “regulations” mean respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act; (h) “teachers” mean such Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, Deans, Directors and other like persons as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers; (i) “University” means the Annamalai University deemed to have been established under section 3; (ia) "University area" means the area comprising the districts of Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Mayiladuthurai; (j) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (k) “University laboratory” means a laboratory maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and intended for the carrying on, and advancement of, research work; (l) “University library” means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.