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(2) It extends to the whole of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint CHAPTER-I PRELIMINARY In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- [a] “Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; 1 (b) "Affiliated institution” means a College or an Institution affiliated to the University and includes a college or an institution deemed to be an affiliated college or institution under this Act; (cj “Board" means the Board of Management of the University; (d) "Board of Studies" means the Board of studies of the University; (e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (f) "College" means an Institution admitted to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and includes a College managed by the University; (g) "Constituent College" means a College established, managed, maintained and controlled by the University and includes a College or an institution deemed to be a constituent college of the University; (h) "employee" means eveiy person in the whole-time employment of the University; (i) "faculty" means a faculty of the University; 0) "Government” means the Government of Assam; (kj "Institute" means the Institute, College or centre attached to the University as an affiliated Institute, or a constituent Institute and the word “institution" shall be construed accordingly; (1) "other Universities” means the Universities established or deemed to have been established under any other enactments; 1317 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY MAY25 _2011 (m) "performing arts" include music, dance and drama; (n) “Prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Regulations or rules; (0) "section" means a section of this Act; (P) "State” means the State of Assam; (q) “Statutes", "Regulations" and "rules" means respectively the “Statutes", "Regulations” and "rules” of the University made under this Act; (r) "Teacher" means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or such other person imparting instruction or conducting or supervising research either in the constituent college or in the departments of the University, or in an affiliated college as the context may imply; and 0) "University" means the jyoti Bishnu University of Art and Culture established under this Act. CHAPTER-II THE UNIVERSITY Incorporation 3 of the University (1) The Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor, Members of the Board and the Academic Council and all persons, who may hereafter become such Chancellor, Officers and Members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall constitute a body corporate, by the name of the Jyoti Bishnu University of Art and Culture and such body corporate shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by that name. (2) The headquarters of the University shall be located at Tezpur in Sonitpur District of Assam. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the University shall be competent to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable, to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property, which may have become vested in, or may have been acquired by it for the purposes of the University and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purpose of this Act. Objects