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Andhra Pradesh Fisheries and Ocean University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2017
Andhra Pradesh Fisheries and Ocean University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2017
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Establishment of University.
Section 34. Goals and Objects of the University.
Section 45. Powers and functions of the University.
Section 56. Application for establishment of a University.
Section 67. Project Report.
Section 78. The power of Council for constitution of Expert (Screening) Committee and factors to consider proposal.
Section 89. Recommendations of the additional measures.
Section 910. Letter of intent.
Section 1011. Establishment of University by amending Schedules.
Section 1112. Management of certain Institutions.
Section 1213. University open to all irrespective of sex, religion, class, creed or opinion.
Section 1314. Officers of University.
Section 1415. Chancellor.
Section 1516. Vice Chancellor.
Section 1617. Registrar.
Section 1718. Chief Finance and Accounts Officer.
Section 1819. Other Officers.
Section 1920. Authorities of the University.
Section 2021. Constitution, Tenure, Powers, Quorum etc. of the Governing Body.
Section 2122. Board of Management.
Section 2223. Academic Council.
Section 2324. Disqualifications.
Section 2425. Vacancies not to invalidate the constitution of, or the proceedings of any authority or body of University.
Section 2526. Constitution of committees.
Section 2627. First Statutes.
Section 2728. Subsequent Statutes.
Section 2829. First Ordinances.
Section 2930. Subsequent Ordinances.
Section 3031. Regulations.
Section 3132. Regulation and Accreditation of University.
Section 3233. Convocation.
Section 3334. Accreditation University.
Section 3435. University to follow rules, regulations, norms, etc. of regulating bodies.
Section 3536. Endowment Fund.
Section 3637. General Fund.
Section 3738. Application of General Fund.
Section 3839. Annual Report.
Section 3940. Annual Accounts and Audit.
Section 4041. Management of University on dissolution of Sponsoring Body.
Section 4142. Dissolution of University.
Section 4243. Special Powers of State Government in certain circumstances.
Section 4344. Powers of Government to make rules,.
Section 4445. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 45
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"content": "(1) \"AICTE\" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;\n(2) \"AIU\" means the Association of Indian Universities Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;\n(3) \"Central Government\" means the Government of India;\n(4) \"Constituent College or Institution\" means and includes a college or institution of the Sponsoring body;\n(5) \"CSIR\" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, a society registered under the society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;\n(6) \"DBT\" means the Department of Biotechnology of the Central Government;\n(7) \"DST\" means the Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government;\n(8) \"Eminent Persons Panel\" means a panel of Six persons of impeccable integrity having outstanding knowledge and expertise in academics, scientific research in Fisheries field, public administration, finance, law or management etc. notified by the Government from time to time;\n(9) \"Expert Committee\" means a committee of eminent persons notified by the Government to promote, facilitate and assist in establishment of new Private Universities in Andhra Pradesh constituted under section 8;\n(10) \"Fee\" means collection of amounts made by the University from students for different purposes under different heads and which is non-refundable;\n(11) \"Fisheries\" means fishing, fish farming related to the conservation, development, propagation, protection, exploitation, proceeding, value adding like activities of fishing and fish products connected with education and research and it includes all sectors comprising Biology, Environmental Science, Technology, Economics, Social Science;\n(12) \"Fishermen Community\" means people mainly engaged in fishing activities for livelihood;\n(13) \"Fisheries Education\" means all education in production, conservation, processing trading and sustainable management of all fishery resources;\n(14) \"Fish farmer\" means the person doing farming of different varieties of aquatic animals and plants for his livelihood or to enable him to earn economic gain at any stage of their life cycle.\n(15) \"Fish processing industry\" means and includes proceeding and value addition of fish products and industries connected with it;\n(16) \"Fish Resources\" means all aquatic living resources;\n(17) \"Government\" means the Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(18) \"Higher Education\" means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level;\n(19) \"ICAR\" means the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; 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"content": "(a) Details of the Sponsoring body along with the copies of its registration certificate, constitution and bye-laws;\n(b) Information regarding financial resources of the Sponsoring body along with audited financial statements for the last five years;.\n(c) Name, location and headquarters of the proposed University and records of a minimum of 50 acre of suitable land owned by the sponsoring body;\n(d) Track record, experience and expertise of the Sponsoring Body in fisheries disciplines;\n(e) Plan for pre-commencement activities, including in academic & non-academic areas;\n(f) Projected detailed financial statements, and key operating ratios, detailed break-up of sources of revenues including student fees, ancillary income from student services such as student housing, and other professional income such as through consulting;\n(g) Proposed fee structure, and proposed minimum concessions or rebates in fee or free ships and scholarships to the poor students from economically poor or socially backward families, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other Backward Classes and physically challenged students;\n(h) System proposed to be followed for appointment of faculty and other employees in the University;\n(i) Details of facilities proposed to be created for sports and other extra-curricular activities;\n(j) Proposed approach & initial plan for academic & research excellence, including accreditations to be sought;\n(k) Corpus funds (Endowment funds) to be maintained;\n(l) Other required details as may be notified from time to time.",
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"content": "(a) financial soundness and assets of the Sponsoring body and its ability to setup the infrastructure of the proposed University;\n(b) Equity Participation of government in the University;\n(c) background of the Sponsoring body such as experience in the field of Fisheries, its credibility and general reputation;\n(d) potentiality of the programmes and courses to be offered which are not only of conventional nature but also in tune with the contemporary requirements of emerging branches of learning and relevant to various fisheries sectors and to fishermen community in general;\n(e) appropriateness of the objectives of the proposed University against the overall goals & objectives of the State; and\n(f) fee to be charged vis-a-vis market potential of the course & fee charged is similar institution & various scholarships etc., offered to the meritorious candidates;\n(g) Endowment funds (Corpus funds) to be establish by the University;\n(h) any other factor that the Expert Committee may deem appropriate.",
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"content": "(a) The chancellor;\n(b) The Vice Chancellor;\n(c) The Registrar;\n(d) The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer;\n(e) Controller of examinations;\n(f) Deans various faculty;\n(g) Dean of student affairs; and\n(h) such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be the officers of the University.",
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"content": "(a) The Governing Body;\n(b) The Board of Management;\n(c) The Academic Council; and\n(d) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.",
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"content": "(b) An ex-officio member shall continue so long as he holds the officer by virtue of which he is such a member;\n(c) As nearly as one third of the nominated members, except the ex-officio member shall retire by rotation each year. In the first two instances, the Board may decide the procedure to identify the members who will retire;\n(d) A member may resign his office by informing in writing to the Chairperson, but he shall continue in office until his resignation has been accepted.\n(a) to provide general superintendence and directions and to control functioning of the University by using all such powers as are provided by this Act;\n(b) to review the decisions of other authorities of the University in case they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act;\n(c) to approve the budget and annual report of the University;\n(d) to lay down the extensive polices to be followed by the University;\n(e) to recommend to the Sponsoring body about the voluntary liquidation of the University; and\n(f) such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.\n(g) to vest to the Board of Management or any other entity or official of the University such of its powers as it deems appropriate, along with the appropriate governance mechanism;",
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"content": "(a) the Vice Chancellor;\n(b) up to one-fourth members (Three) of the Board of Management to be nominated by the Sponsoring body;\n(c) Two eminent persons from the fields of fisheries or fishermen community and Ocean sciences who are not the members of the Governing Body, to be nominated by the Sponsoring body;\n(d) Four persons from Academic Council of the University, to be nominated by the Chancellor.\n(e) Two nominees (one from Finance Department and one from Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department) of the government not below the rank of Joint Secretary:",
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"content": "(a) he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;\n(b) he is an undercharged insolvent;\n(c) he has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude;\n(d) he is conducting or engaging himself in private coaching with or without pecuniary gain; or\n(e) he has been punished for indulging in or promoting unfair practice in the conduct of any examination, in any form, any where.",
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"content": "(a) Creation of new authorities of the University;\n(b) Accounting policy and financial procedure;\n(c) Representation of teachers in the authorities of the University;\n(d) Creation of new departments and abolition or restructuring of existing department;\n(e) Institution of medals and prizes;\n(f) Procedure for creation and abolition of posts;\n(g) Revision of fees;\n(h) Alteration of the number of seats in different disciplines; and\n(i) All other matters which by or under the provisions of this Act require to be specified by the Statutes.",
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"content": "(a) The admission of students to the University and their enrolment as such;\n(b) The courses of study to be laid down for degrees and diplomas of the University;\n(c) The award of degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions, the minimum, qualifications for the same;\n(d) The rules & procedures for award of fellowships, scholarships, stipends, medals and prizes;\n(e) The conduct of examinations, including the terms of office and manner of appointment and the duties of examining bodies, examiners and moderators;\n(f) Fees to be charged for the various courses, examinations, degrees or diplomas of the University;\n(g) Provision of various student facilities & services provided by the University including but not limited to student housing;\n(h) Provision regarding disciplinary action against the students;\n(i) The creation, composition and functions of any other body which is considered necessary for improving the academic standards of the University;\n(j) The manner of co-operation and collaboration with other Universities and institutions of higher education;\n(k) Such other matters which are required to be provided by the Ordinance by or under this Act.",
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"content": "(a) for the repayment of debts including interest charges thereto incurred by the University for the purposes of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations and the rules made thereunder with the prior approval of the Governing Body;\n(b) for upkeeping the assets of the University;\n(c) for the payment of the fee for audit of the funds created under section 36 and 37;\n(d) for meeting the expenses of any suit or proceedings by or against the University;\n(e) for the payment of salaries, allowances, Provident Fund contributions, gratuity and other benefits to officers, employees and members of the teaching and research staff;\n(f) for the payment of travelling and other allowances of the members of the Governing Body, the Board of Management, the Academic Council, other authorities and the members of any committee appointed by any of the authorities or the Chancellor or the Vice Chancellor;\n(g) for the payment of fellowships, freeships, scholarships, assistantships and other awards to the students belonging to economically weaker sections of the society or research associates, trainees or, as the case may be, to any student otherwise eligible for such awards under the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations or the Rules;\n(h) for the payment of any expenses incurred by the University in carrying out the provisions of this Act or the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations or the Rules;\n(i) for the payment of cost of capital, not exceeding the prime lending rate from time to time of the State Bank of India, incurred by the Sponsoring body for setting up the University and the investments made there for;\n(j) for the payment of charges and expenditure relating to the consultancy work undertaken by the University in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations or the rules made there under;\n(k) for the payment of any other expenses including service fee payable to any organization charged with the responsibility of providing any specific service, including the managerial services to the University, on behalf of the sponsoring body, as approved by the Board of Management to be an expense for the purposes of the University:\nChapter VIII\nAccounts, Audit and Annual Report",
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"number": "39",
"title": "39. Annual Report.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "",
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"number": "40",
"title": "40. Annual Accounts and Audit.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "Chapter IX\nWinding up of University",
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"number": "41",
"title": "41. Management of University on dissolution of Sponsoring Body.",
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{
"number": "42",
"title": "42. Dissolution of University.",
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{
"number": "43",
"title": "43. Special Powers of State Government in certain circumstances.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;\n(b) requiring the discovery and production of any such documents or any other material as may be predicable in evidence; and\n(c) requisitioning any public record from any court or office.\nChapter X\nMiscellaneous",
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},
{
"number": "44",
"title": "44. Powers of Government to make rules,.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(a) The manner of making proposal and Project Report to establish University and fees payable under section 6;\n(b) Other particulars of the Project Report under section 7;\n(c) Terms and conditions under sub-section (4) of Section 10;\n(d) Other matters relating to Statutes and Ordinances under sub-section (1) of sections 27, 28 and 29;\n(e) Matters relating to dissolution of the Sponsoring body under section 42;\n(f) Matters relating to dissolution of the University under section 43 and section 44.",
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{
"number": "45",
"title": "45. Power to remove difficulties.",
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"content": "Schedule\nSchedule\n(See section 3)\n(See section 3)\nSl.No.\nName and location (address) of the Private\n\t\t\t\tUniversity\nName & address of the Sponsoring body\nDetails of registration of the Sponsoring body\n1.\n2.\n3.\n4.",
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"Act ID": "Last Updated 31st July, 2019 [ap303]",
"Act Number": "(Act No. 13 of 2017)",
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"Act Year": "2017",
"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Fisheries and Ocean University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2017",
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}