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 29: Powers of Finance Committee.
    Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the Finance Committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:--
         (a) to examine the annual accounts and annual budget estimates of the University and to advise the Board of Governors thereof;
         (b) to review from time to time the financial position of the University;
         (c) to make recommendations to the Board of Governors on all financial policy matters of the University;
         (d) to make recommendations to the Board of Governors on all proposals involving raising of funds, receipts and expenditure;
         (e) to provide guidelines for investment of surplus funds;
         (f) to make recommendations to the Board of Governors on all proposals involving expenditure for which no provision has been made in the budget or for which expenditure in excess of the amount provided in the budget needs to be incurred;
         (g) to examine all proposals relating to the revision of pay scales, upgradation of the pay scales and those items which are not included in the budget prior to placing before the Board of Governors; and
        (h) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or the Statutes or Ordinances made thereunder.
    
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