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(1) AH powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to the students o f the University Departments and institutions and colleges, maintained by the University, shall vest in the Vice-Chanceilor. (2) The Vice-Chancellor may, by order, delegate all or any o f his powers under this Act as he deems fit, to such other officer as he may nominate in that behalf. (3) The Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise o f his powers, by order, direct that any student or students be expelled or rusticated for a specified period, or be not admitted to a course or courses o f study in a collage, institution or Department o f the University for a specified period, or be punished with fine, not exceeding three hundred rupees, or be debarred from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the Department, college or institution maintained by the University for a period not exceeding five years or that the result o f the student or students concerned in the examination in which he or they have appeared be cancelled: Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall give to the concerned student a reasonable opportunity o f being heard if the expulsion is for a period exceeding one year. (4) Without prejudice to the foregoing powers o f the Vice-Chancellor, the principals o f conducted colleges, heads o f the University Departments or institutions shall have the authority to exercise all such powers, over the students in their respective charges, as may be necessary for the maintenance o f proper discipline. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the approval o f the Executive Council, make rules o f discipline and proper conduct for students o f the University which shall also apply to the students o f all its conducted colleges and University Departments or institutions and every student shall be supplied with a copy o f such rules. (6) The principals o f the colleges and heads o f the institutions, maintained by the University, may make such supplementary rules o f discipline and proper conduct, not > THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 5, 2007 1185 Degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions Honorary degree Convocation Registered graduates 45 inconsistent with the rules made by the Vice-Chancellor, as they think necessary and every student shall be supplied with a copy of such supplementary rules. (7) At the time of admission, every student shall sign a declaration to the effect that he submits himself to the disciplinary' jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor and the other officers and authorities or bodies of the University and the authorities or bodies of the conducted colleges and institutions, and shall observe and abide by the rules made by the Vice-Chancellor in that behalf and in so far as they may apply, the supplementary rules made by the principals of conducted colleges and heads of the University institutions. (8) All powers relating to disciplinary action against students of an affiliated college or recognised institution, not maintained by the University, shall vest in the principal of the affiliated college or head of the recognised institution, and the provisions of the foregoing sub-sections including the' rules, if any, made thereunder, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such colleges, institutions and students therein.