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 15: Board of Governors.
    (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall consist of the following members, namely:--
         (a) Vice-Chancellor--Chairperson,ex officio;
         (b) Financial Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India--member, ex officio;
         (c) one representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India not below the rank of Joint Secretary--member, ex officio;
         (d) an officer of the Home Department, not below the rank of the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat--member, ex officio;
         (e) Registrar General of the High Court of Gujarat--member, ex officio;
         (f) Director-cum-Chief Forensic Scientist, Director of Forensic Science Services, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India--member,ex officio;
         (g) five persons of eminence selected from the fields of forensic science, law, enforcement, criminology, computer science, engineering, technology, management, forensic medicine and pharmacy, to be nominated by the Central Government, in consultation with such State Governments as it deems fit--members;
         (h) all Campus Directors of the University--members, ex officio.
     (2) The Executive Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board.
     (3) The Chairperson shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by or under this Act or the Statutes.
    
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