Chapter VIII REPEAL OF CERTAIN UNIVERSITY LAWS AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN COLLEGES

1. (2) Such repeal shall not affect—
   • (a) the previous operation of the University Acts in respect of the areas to which the provisions of this Act extend;
   • (b) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the University Acts;
   • (c) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of such penalty, forfeiture or punishment, and any such investigation, legal proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the Tamil Nadu University Laws (Amendment and Repeal) Act, 2011 had not been passed.
2. (3) All statutes, ordinances and regulations made under this Act and in force on the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu University Laws (Amendment and Repeal) Act, 2011 (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the notified date), shall come into force in the University area.
3. (4) Every person who immediately before the notified date was a student of a college or institution within the University area affiliated to, or approved or maintained by the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai or was eligible to appear for any of the examinations in engineering, technology and allied sciences of the said Universities shall be permitted to complete his course of study in the Anna University and the Anna University shall make arrangements for the instruction, teaching and training for such students for such period and in such manner as may be determined by the Anna University in accordance with the course of study in the Anna University and such students shall, during such period, be admitted to the examinations held or conducted by the Anna University and the corresponding degree, diploma or other academic distinctions of the Anna University shall be conferred upon the qualified students on the result of such examinations, by the Anna University.
4. (5) All colleges within the University area which immediately before the notified date,—
   • (a) continue to be affiliated to, or recognised by the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai, and
   • (b) provide courses of study for admission to the examination for degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions of the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai, shall be deemed to be colleges affiliated to the Anna University under this Act and the provisions of this Act, shall, as far as may, apply accordingly.
5. (6) All colleges within the University area which immediately before the notified date continue to be approved by the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations of the said Universities, for titles and diplomas, shall be deemed to be colleges approved by the Anna University under this Act, and the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may, apply accordingly.
6. (7) All hostels within the University area which continue to be maintained or recognised by the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai immediately before the notified date shall be deemed to be hostels maintained or recognised by the Anna University under this Act and the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may, apply accordingly.
7. (8) On and from the notified date,(a) all constituent colleges of the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai, shall cease to be constituent colleges of the respective Universities and shall be transferred to, and maintained by, the Anna University as the constituent colleges of that University.
   • (b) all properties, assets and liabilities of the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai and of their constituent colleges shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the Anna University;
8. (9) (a) Every person who, immediately before the notified date is serving in the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Anna University of Technology, Chennai and Anna University of Technology, Madurai or in any of the constituent colleges of that Universities shall cease to be an employee of that Universities, or of the constituents colleges, as the case may be;
   • (b) As soon as may be, after the notified date, the Government may, after consulting the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities in the State and such other authorities, as they deem fit, direct, by general or special order, that the employees referred to in clause (a), as specified in such order, shall stand allotted to serve in connection with the affairs of an University or an educational institution or a Government department, with effect on and from the date, as may be specified in such order.
9. (10) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) but without prejudice to the provisions of sub-sections (3) to (9), anything done or any action taken before the notified date under any provisions of the University Acts in respect of any area to which the provisions of this Act apply shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

(1) The sums at the credit of the provident fund accounts of the persons referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (9) of section 33 as on the date specified in the order under clause (b) of sub-section (9) of section 33 shall be transferred to the University or the educational institution or the