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1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Forestry and Horticulture University Act, 2026.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Uttar Pradesh.
3. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 13th day of May, 2026.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (1) ‘Academic Council’ and ‘Executive Council’ means the Academic Council and the Executive Council of the University respectively;
2. (2) ‘Affiliated College’ means a college affiliated to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and Statutes made thereunder;
3. (3) ‘Dean of Faculty’ means Head of the Subject/ Faculty who is also the Chairperson of the Board of Faculty;
4. (4) ‘Dean Student Welfare’ means the Dean of Student Welfare, counselling and student placement;
5. (5) ‘Director’ means the Director of Education and Director of Research and Extension;
6. (6) ‘Faculty’ means a teaching faculty of the University;
7. (7) ‘Forestry’ means and includes basic and applied sciences concerning silviculture, plant breeding, farm forestry conservation of ecology of the biosphere, wildlife, sericulture, medicinal and aromatic plants and their products;
8. (8) ‘Governor’ means the Governor of Uttar Pradesh;
9. (9) ‘Hall’ of a University means a unit for students maintained or recognized by the University at which, provision is made for imparting tutorial and other supplementary instruction;
10. (10) ‘Horticulture’ means the basic and applied sciences of fruits, vegetables, floriculture, plantation crops, spices, hops and shall include mushroom growing, landscaping, bee-keeping, marketing and processing of horticultural produce;
11. (11) ‘Hostel’ of a University means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognized by the University, other than a hall;
12. (12) ‘Institute’ means an Institute established by the University;
13. (13) ‘Other backward classes of citizens’ means the same as referred to in the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994;
14. (14) ‘Pay Scale’ means the pay scale adopted currently by the State Government;
15. (15) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by Statutes;
16. (16) ‘State Government’ means the Government of Uttar Pradesh;
17. (17) ‘Statutes’, ‘Ordinances’ and ‘Regulations’ means the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University respectively;
18. (18) ‘Teacher of the University’ means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and such other persons as may be appointed by the University for imparting instruction and guiding or conducting research in the University or in an Institute maintained by the University or in a constituent, affiliated or associated college and includes a Principal;
19. (19) ‘University’ means University established after the commencement of this Act under section 3;
20. (20) ‘UGC’ means University Grants Commission.