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Act Number: 36

Act Name: The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-07-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of an institution of national importance to be known as Regional Centre for Biotechnology and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Science and Technology

Department: Department of Bio-Technology

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Establishment and incorporation of Regional Centre for Biotechnology.
4Declaration of Regional Centre for Biotechnology as an institution of national importance.
5Effect of establishment of Regional Centre.
6Jurisdiction.
7Objectives of Regional Centre.
8Functions of Regional Centre.
9Regional Centre to work in collaboration with other institutions of UNESCO.
10Powers of Regional Centre.
11Regional Centre open to all castes, creed, race or class.
12Privileges and immunities of Regional Centre.
13Authorities of Regional Centre.
14Board of Governors.
15Powers and functions of Board.
16Powers and functions of Chairperson.
17Programme Advisory Committee.
18Executive Committee.
19Finance Committee.
20Other authorities of Regional Centre.
21Board of Studies.
22Officers of Regional Centre.
23Executive Director.
24Deans and Sub-Deans.
25Associate Director (Administration).
26Registrar.
27Finance officer.
28Other officers.
29Grants and loans to Regional Centre.
30Fund of Regional Centre.
31Annual report.
32Annual accounts.
33Returns and information.
34Review of functioning of Regional Centre.
35Appointment and conditions of service of employees of Regional Centre.
36Meetings.
37Filling of casual vacancies.
38Proceedings of authorities not invalidated by vacancies.
39Protection of action taken in good faith.
40Arbitration.
41Power to make Statutes.
42Power to make Ordinances.
43Regulations.
44 Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament.
45Power to make Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations retrospectively.
46Power to remove difficulties.
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