Lawgist1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 2011.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
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1. 3rd April, 2012 except sub-section (2) of section 5, vide notification No. S.O. 709(E), dated 2nd April, 2012, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 26th June, 2013 sub-sec. (2) of section 5, vide notification No. S.O. 1850(E), dated 26th June, 2013, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
- 4 Object of Academy
- 5 Relationship of Academy with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- 6 Declaration of Academy as an institution of national importance
- 7 Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc., of existing Academy to Academy established under this Act and other provisions, etc
- 8 Functions and powers of Academy
- 9 Academy open to all castes, creed, race or class
- 10 Authorities of Academy
- 11 Composition of Board of Governors
- 12 Appointment of Chairperson
- 13 Nomination of distinguished scientists or academicians of global eminence, eminent industrialists or technologists and heads of three premier institutions in the field of imparting education in science and technology
- 14 Nomination of distinguished scientists or outstanding scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research or Directors of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research laboratories
- 15 Allowances payable to members of Board
- 16 Term of office of members of Board
- 17 Powers of Board
- 18 Senate
- 19 Powers of Senate
- 20 Chancellor of Academy
- 21 Director of Academy
- 22 Appointment and duty of Director of Academy, etc
- 23 Associate Directors
- 24 Powers of other authorities
- 25 Funds of Academy
- 26 Accounts
- 27 Audit of accounts and its publication
- 28 Statutes
- 29 Matters to be provided by Statutes
- 30 Ordinances
- 31 Review of functioning of Academy
- 32 Appointments
- 33 Conditions of service
- 34 Arbitration
- 35 Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other Member or Director
- 36 Meetings
- 37 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts or proceedings of Board, Academy or any other body
- 38 Power to remove difficulties
