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THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019[1]

[Act No. 06 of 2019]

[02nd August, 2019]

PREAMBLE

An Act further to amend the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973

It is hereby enacted in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows--

Section 1 - Short title and commencement

(1)     This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019.

(2)     It shall be deemed to have come into force on March 7, 2019.

Section 2 - Amendment of Section 4 of President's Act No. 10 of 1973 as amended and re-enacted by U.P. Act 29 of 1974

In Section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in sub-section (1-A),--

(a)      in clause (b) for the word "Faizabad" wherever occurring the word "Ayodhya" shall be substituted;

(b)      in clause (g) for the words "Allahabad State University, Allahabad" the words "Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj" shall be substituted.

(c)      after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely--

"(i)  a University to be known as Saharanpur State University,   Saharanpur;

(ii)   a University to be known as Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh;"

Section 3 - Amendment of Section 50

In Section 50 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1-E), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely--

"(1-F) Until the First Statutes of the Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur are made under this section, the Statutes of the University of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, as in force immediately before the establishment of the said University shall apply to it subject to such adaptations and modifications as the State Government may, by notification, provide.

(1-G) Until the First Statutes of the Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh are made under this section, the Statutes of the University of Vir Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, as in force immediately before the establishment of the said University shall apply to it subject to such adaptations and modifications as the State Government may, by notification, provide."

Section 4 - Amendment of Section 52

In Section 52 of the principal Act, after sub-section (2-D) the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely--

"(2-E) Until the First Ordinances of the Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur are made under sub-section (2), the Ordinances of the University of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, as in force immediately before the establishment of the said University, shall apply to it subject to such adaptations and modifications as the State Government may, by notification provide.

(2-F) Until the First Ordinances of the Azamgarh State University. Azamgarh are made under sub-section (2), the Ordinances of the University of Vir Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur as in force immediately before the establishment of the said University, shall apply to it subject to such adaptations and modifications as the State Government may, by notification provide."

Section 5 - Amendment of Schedule

In the Schedule to the principal Act,--

(a)      for the entries appearing at Serial No. 2, the following entries shall be substituted, namely--

"2. Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut--

(i)

Until the establishment of the Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur

Districts of Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaffar Nagar, Saharanpur and Shamli.

(ii)

Upon the establishment of the Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur

Districts of Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur and Meerut.".

(b)      for the entries at Serial No. 6, the following entries shall columnwise be substituted, namely--

1

2

3

"6.

Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya

Districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Barabanki, Gonda and Sultanpur.".

(c)      for the entries appearing at Serial No. 9, the following entries shall be substituted, namely--

"9. Vir Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur--

(i)

Until the establishment of the Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh

Districts of Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Mau.

(ii)

Upon the establishment of the Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh

Districts of Ghazipur and Jaunpur.".

(d)      for the entries at Serial No. 12, the following entries shall columnwise be substituted, namely--

1

2

3

"12.

Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj

Districts of Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.".

(e)      after Serial No. 14, the following serials shall be inserted, namely--

"15.

Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur

District of Muzaffar Nagar, Saharanpur and Shamli.

16.

Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh

Districts of Azamgarh and Mau.".

Section 6 - Removal of difficulties

(1)     The State Government may, for the purpose of removing any difficulty in relation to the establishment of the Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur and Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh by order published in the Gazette, direct that the provisions of the principal Act shall during such period, as may be specified in the order, have effect subject to such adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or omission as it may deem to be necessary or expedient:

Provided that no such order shall be made after two years from the date of commencement of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019.

(2)     The order issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each house of the State Legislature.

Section 7 - Repeal and saving

(1)     The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (U.P. Ordinance 1 of 2019) is hereby repealed.

(2)     Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the provisions of the principal Act as amended by the Ordinance referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act as if the provisions of this Act were in force at all material times.

 



[1] Received the assent of the Governor on August 2, 2019 and published in the U.P. Gazette, Extra., Part 1, Section (Ka), dated 5th August, 2019, pp. 5-7