Act Number: 32

Act Name: The National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-28

Long Title: An Act to establish and declare an institution to be known as the National Forensic Sciences University as an institution of national importance to facilitate and promote studies and research and to achieve excellence in the field of forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science studies, law, criminology and other allied areas and technology and other related fields, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Women Safety Division

Section 14: Court.
    (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, constitute a Court for the University to be headed by the Chancellor.
     (2) The members of the Court shall be nominated by the Central Government, in consultation with such State Governments as it deems fit, from amongst persons of eminence, including from the fields of forensics, bio-technology, criminal justice, law enforcement, technology and academia.
    (3) The term of office of members of the Court shall be such as may be laid down in the Statutes.
     (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the convenor of the Court.
     (5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Court shall have the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:--
         (a) to review, from time to time, the broad policies and programmes of the University, and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University;
         (b) to consider and pass resolutions on the annual report and the annual accounts of the University and the audit report on such accounts; and
         (c) to perform such other functions as may be laid down in the Statutes.
     (6) The Court shall meet at least once in a year.
    
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