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Removal of difficulties Schedule Summary of Amendments STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 9 of 2004.- In the Budget Speech for the year 2003-2004, it was proposed to establish at Bidar a Veterinary University for the State of Karnataka which would promote imparting education in different branches of Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences and other allied Sciences and further the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in veterinary Animal and Fisheries and other allied Sciences, besides undertaking extension of such specialized knowledge to the needy people. The Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University Bill, 2004, among other things provides for the following, namely:- (i) establishment of a University to provide for instructions, training and research in veterinary, animal and fishery sciences and to institute degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions in veterinary, animal and fishery sciences; (ii) transfer of certain colleges, research institutions, veterinary hospitals and other institutions specified in the Schedule and the employee thereof to the University; (iii) appointment of Vice-Chancellor and other officers of the University; (iv) composition of the Board of management, Academic Council Research Council, Finance Committee Board of studies and other bodies of a University and their powers and functions; (v) affiliation of colleges and recognition of institutions situated within the jurisdiction of the University; (vi) appointment of University Review Commission Certain other consequential and incidental provision are also made. (L.A.Bill No.13 of 2004 vide File No. SAMVYASHAE 9 SHASANA 2004) 4 II Amending Act 35 of 2012.- It is considered necessary to amend the explanation provided to sub-section (3) of Section 7 by defining the term “Agriculturist” that only persons whose main source of income is from personal cultivation or animal husbandry or fisheries activities get the benefit of reservation for admission in the Karnataka Veterinary Animal Fishery Sciences University. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 2 of 2012, File No.Samvyashae 51 Shasana 2011] [Entry 25 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] III Amending Act 37 of 2015.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University Act, 2004 to,- (i) empower the State Government to nominate other members to the Board of Management like Scientist, Progressive livestock farmer, Progressive fisherman and representative of the Industries; (ii) provide for giving importance to representatives of rural areas while nominating woman social worker and educationist to the Board of Management. (iii) to make provision for the Director General, ICAR, New Delhi to nominate the right person as one of the Board of Members. (iv) empower the Vice-chancellor to nominate one Director and one Dean of any other University as the Members of the Board. Certain other consequential amendments are also made. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.58 of 2014, File No. Samvyashae 28 Shasana 2014] [entry 25 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] --- 5 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 9 OF 2004 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the twenty third day of February, 2004) THE KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (Received the assent of the Governor on the twenty first day of February 2004) (As amended by Karnataka Act 35 of 2012 and 37 of 2015) An Act to provide for establishment of a University for Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences in the State of Karnataka and matters connected therewith; Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a separate University for Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences in the State of Karnataka and to provide for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fifty fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY