Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996

Year: 1997

Enactment Date: 1997-01-08

Long Title: An Act to establish and incorporate in University at the national level mainly to promote and develop Urdu language and to import vocational and technical education in Urdu medium through conventional teaching and distance education system and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 42: Transitional provisions.
    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes,--
         (a) the first Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor and the said officer shall hold office for a term of five years;
         (b) the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor and the said officer shall hold office for a term of five years;
         (c) the first Registrar and the First Finance Officer shall be appointed by the Visitor and each of the said officers shall hold office for a term of three years;
         (d) the first Court and the first Executive Council shall consist of not more than thirty members and eleven members, respectively, who shall be nominated by the Visitor and they shall hold office for a term of three years;
         (e) the first Academic Council shall consist of not more than twenty-one members, who shall be nominated by the Visitor and shall hold office for a term of three years:
     Provided that if any vacancy occurs in the above offices or authorities, the same shall be filled by appointment or nomination, as the case may be, by the Visitor, and the person so appointed or nominated shall hold office for so long as the officer or member in whose place he is appointed or nominated would have held that office, if such vacancy had not occurred.
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