3Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the Institute;
(b) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for coming into force of this Act;
(c) "Chairperson" means a Chairperson to the Executive Council referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 12;
(d) "Director" means the Director of the Institute referred to in clause (a) of section 21;
(e) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the Institute established under section 12;
(f) "existing Institute" means the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, established under the provisions of the Society Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and declared as deemed to be a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and which is in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act;
(g) "Fund" means the fund of the Institute to be maintained under section 26;
(h) "Institute" means the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development incorporated under section 4;
(i) "notification" means the notification published in the Official Gazette;
(j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(k) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Institute referred to in section 23;
(l) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean the Statutes and Ordinances of the Institute made under this Act.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Declaration of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development as an institution of national importance
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Incorporation of Institute
- 5 Effect of establishment of Institute
- 6 Objects of Institute
- 7 Functions of Institute
- 8 Institute to be open to all races, creeds, gender and classes
- 9 Teaching at Institute
- 10 Visitor
- 11 Authorities of Institute
- 12 Establishment of Executive Council
- 13 Terms of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to members of Executive Council
- 14 Meetings of Executive Council
- 15 Powers and functions of Executive Council
- 16 Academic Council
- 17 Functions of Academic Council
- 18 Finance Committee
- 19 Functions of Finance Committee
- 20 Other authorities
- 21 Officers of Institute
- 22 Director
- 23 Registrar
- 24 Other officers
- 25 Grants by Central Government
- 26 Fund of Institute
- 27 Endowment to other funds
- 28 Accounts and audit
- 29 Pension and provident fund
- 30 Appointment of staff of Institute
- 31 Power to make Statutes
- 32 Statutes how to be made
- 33 Power to make Ordinances
- 34 Ordinances how to be made
- 35 Conduct of business by authorities of Institute
- 36 Tribunal of Arbitration
- 37 Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies
- 38 Grant of degrees, etc., by Institute
- 39 Sponsored schemes
- 40 Meetings of Academic Council and Finance Committee
- 41 Power of Central Government to give directions to Institute
- 42 Protection action taken in good faith
- 43 Power to make rules
- 44 Statutes, Ordinances notifications to be published in Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament
- 45 Power to remove difficulties
- 46 Transitional provisions