THE ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977

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    "title": "THE ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977",
    "short_title": "The Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977",
    "act_number": "9",
    "act_year": 1977,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": "1977-05-12",
    "description": "The Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
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            "content": "An Act to amend the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968.",
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            "title": "Preamble",
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            "content": "Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968, hereinafter called the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;\nIt is hereby enacted in the Twenty-eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "content": "Short title and commencement.",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "This Act may be called the Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977.",
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            "content": "It shall come into force at once.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of Section 10 of Assam Act XXIV of 1968.",
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            "content": "In Section 10 of the principal Act, after sub-section (6) the following shall be inserted as sub-section (7), namely:-\n\"(7) If any member of the Board does not attend three consecutive meetings of the Board he shall be disqualified from being a member of the Board unless such absence has been caused for circumstances beyond the control of such member\".",
            "footnote": "Assam Act XXIV of 1968",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment of Section 19 of Assam Act XXIV of 1968.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "In Section 19 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), the punctuation full stop (.) at the end shall be substituted by the punctuation colon (:) and the following proviso shall be inserted thereafter, namely:-",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Proviso to Section 3",
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            "content": "\"Provided that no person shall hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor beyond the age of 65 years\".",
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        "Act ID": "197709",
        "Act Number": "IX",
        "Enactment Date": "1977-05-05",
        "Act Year": "1977",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1977",
        "Department": "Legislative Department",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:12"
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