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(1) The Statement of accounts of every completed financial year shall be placed and Audit for consideration of the Court together with the Audit Report in the next year. For this purposes the account shall be audited by a firm of chartered accountants subject to overall audit scrutiny by the Accountant General, (2) Such annual statement of accounts shall, together with copies of the audit report thereon, be submitted, through the executive council, to the Court and to the state Government and thereupon the State Government may publish the same in the official Gazette. (3) The Finance Committee of the University shall conduct quarterly internal audit and the report of such audit shall be submitted to the State Government regularly. (4) Notwithstanding anything contain hereinbefore, the State Government shall have power when deemed necessary to order and audit of the accounts of the University including those of the institutions managed by it by such auditors as it may direct. (5) The annual budget estimates, referred to in Section 16 (b) shall after these are finalized by the Executive Council be circulated to the State Government, Chancellor and all members of the Court at least fifteen days before they are submitted to Court. Statutes 32. (1) Subject to the provision of this Act and with the approval of the Court, Executive Council may make Statutes for the purposes of carrying out the provision of this Act, and in respect of all matters which are required to be or may be provided for the Statutes. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the proceding sub-section, such Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, ndmely:- (i) declaration of persons in the service of the University to be officers of the University; (ii) appointments, powers, duties and terms and conditions of service of the officers other than the chancellor and of the holders of the other posts of the University in so far as these have not been specifically provide for in this Act; (iii) establishment and declaration of Authorities of the University; (iv) constitution, powers and duties of the authorities and Committees of the University of the members thereof, in so far as these have not been specifically provided for in this Act.; (v) terms and conditions for the institution and award of fellowship, scholarship, prizes, degrees, honorary degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates, other academic distinctions and awards and for their withdrawals; (vi) the terms and conditions of affiliating colleges and recognized institutions, not established, maintained or managed by the University and the terms and conditions for recognizing libraries, laboratories, museums, halls and hostels, not established or maintained by the University and the conditions for the withdrawal of such affiliation and recognition and matters relating to the privileges to be enjoyed by the such colleges and institutions and other bodies, affiliated or recognized: 444 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 Provided that no Statutes relating to the management of the Degree Colleges and Halls and the conditions of services of the employees shall apply to the Government Colleges and the Government aided colleges in respect of which the state Government shall make necessary rules in consultation with the University. No new colleges shall be given permission or affiliation by the University without prior concurrence of the State Government and that the University shall have no jurisdiction to permit and affiliate new Pre-University Class or College; (vii) the procedure to be followed in inspections or investigations or caused to be made by the Executive Council into the affairs of Colleges, institutions and other bodies, whether constituent, recognized or affiliated, and the manner in which the Executive Council is to exercise its general control and supervise over them. (3) Any member of the Court may propose to the Court the draft of any Statute and the Court may refer any such draft to the Executive Council and the Executive Council shall consider the same and submit the draft with its recommendation. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Executive Council shall not submit the draft of any Statute affecting the powers, duties and constitution of any authority of the University unless such authority has been given an opportunity to express its opinion in respect of the matters and unless the Chancellor has given his approval to the Executive Council to submit the draft to the Court. (5) Every new Statute or addition to the Statute or any amendment or repeal of the Statute shall require the previous approval of Chancellor who may sanction, disallow or remit it for further consideration. Ordinances 33. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and Statutes, the Executive Council may make Ordinances for the purposes of carrying out the Statutes and in respect of all matters which by this Act or by the Statutes are required to be or may be provided for by Ordinances. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-section, such Ordinance may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: - (a) admission of students to the departments, colleges, institutions and other bodies whether constituted, affiliated or recognized, and courses of study for all Degrees and Diplomas; (b) the rules and procedures for holding election to the Court, the Executive Council, Academic Council and other authorities and bodies of the University and for determining the seniority of persons for the purpose of choosing of member by rotation to different authorities of the University; (c) fees to be charged for different courses of study in the departments and for the admission of students to the examinations conducted by the University; (d) creation of Provident Fund or other Funds for the benefit of the employees of the University; (e) exercising Academic control and supervision over colleges, institutions and other bodies whether constituent, affiliated or recognized; and (f) investigations or enquiries to be made by the Executive Council under this Act. (3) Not withstanding anything contained in the preceding sub-sections, no Ordinances shall be made affecting the conditions of the mode of appointment and the duties of examiners or the conduct or standard of examinations or any course of study unless a draft of such Ordinance has been considered by the Academic Council on being referred to it by the Executive Council and unless the Executive Council has considered the opinion of the Academic Council. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY FEBRUARY 28, 2009 445 Regulations 34. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes and Ordinances, each • of the Authorities of the University may make Regulations consistent with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, for the purpose of carrying out the duties and for exercising the powers assigned to the Authority concerned under this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-section such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: - (a) the procedure to be observed at the meeting of the authority concerned and number of members required to form a quorum; (b) all matters which are required to be prescribed by the regulations under this Act, Statutes or the Ordinances; (c) all matters solely concerning the authorities concerned and not otherwise provided for by or under this Act, the Statutes or Ordinances. (3) Notwithstanding anything contain in the preceding sub-sections the Executive Council may direct except the Court to make such amendments and annulments of any regulations framed by the authority in such manner as it may specify: Provided that any Authority which is dissatisfied with such directions of the Executive Council may appeal to the Chancellor and the decisions of the Chancellor given on the appeal shall be final. 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