Preamble

THE 3{UPES} ACT, 2003 [Act No. 15 of 2003]

AN ACT

to establish and incorporate an University in the name of 3{UPES} with facilities for education, training and research in the areas of petroleum and Energy studies and related areas sponsored by Hydrocarbons Education & Research Society, registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 at New Delhi.

It is hereby enacted in the fifty fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:

Short title and commencement

CHAPTER -1 Preliminary

1- (1) This Act may be called the 3{UPES} Act, 2003.

1. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the date, the notification is issued by the State Government. Definitions 2- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:--
   • (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
   • (b) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University;
   • (c) “Career Academy Centre” means a centre established, maintained of recognized by the University for the purpose of receiving telecast, e-mail, internet, interactive talk back, conduction training, organize lectures, seminars and workshops, advising, counseling or rendering any other assistance required by the students;
   • (d) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University; [(e) “Constituent College” means a college or institution within the State maintained by the University;]2
   • (f) “Council for Technical Education” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section (3) of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; [(g) “Distance Education system” means the system of imparting education with in the State through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting online on internet, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, e-learning, correspondence course or a combination of any two or more of such means;]2
   • (h) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University or a constituent college;
     • (i) “Faculty” means faculty of the University;
   • (j) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University;
   • (k) “Government” means the Government of [Uttarakhand]1 ;

¹ Substituted by section 2 of Uttarakhand Act No. 06 of 2010.

² Subs. by section 3 ibid.