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Definitions (1) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires :- ** (i) Omitted (ii) “Faculty concerned ” means the faculty of the University concerned in which : (a) A vacancy in the post of a teachers to be filled up by selection, ** (b) Omitted (iii) “Head of Department concerned” means the Head of Department of a subject taught in the faculty concerned and includes any person who for the time being performs the functions of the Head of Department in the University concerned in accordance with the relevant law ; (iv) “Officer” means the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, the Asstt. Registrar, the Librarian of a University and includes any other Officer by whatever name designated and declared by the statutes to be an officer of that University ; * (v) “Rules” means rules made by the Syndicate under this Act ; (vi) “Relevant law” means an enactment of the Rajasthan State Legislature establishing a University in Rajasthan, and it include the Statutes, Ordinance, bye-laws, rules, notification or orders made there under and as amended from time to time. As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Special Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, No.18 of 1984. * As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Special Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, No.24 of 1976. ** As deleted by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Selection for appointment) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1997. (vii) “Schedule” means a schedule to this Act ; (viii) “Syndicate” in relation to a University means the Syndicate and where there is no Syndicate, the Board of management or such other body, by whatever name called, of that University constituted by the relevant law ; *(ix) “Teacher” means a Professor, Reader or a Lecturer of any Faculty of a University and such other person, by whatever name designated by or under the relevant law, imparting instruction, or conducting and guiding research or extension programmers in a University ; (x) “University ” means a University established in Rajasthan by an Act of the State Legislature ; ****(xi) “University concerned” means the University in which a vacancy in the post of a Teacher or an officer is to be filled up under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act ; and (xii) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University concerned, and includes any person who for the time being is carrying on the functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University concerned according to the relevant law. (2) All other expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them under the relevant law. (3) Restrictions on appointments of Teachers and Officers. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant law, as from the commencement of this Act, no teacher and no officer in any University in Rajasthan shall be appointed except on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted under section 4. **(2) Every appointment of a teacher or of an officer in any University made in contravention of sub-section (1) shall be null and void. Provided that the University may, with prior permission of the State Government, extend the term of appointment of such adhoc or urgent temporary teachers who were appointed as stop gap arrangement prior to and working as such immediately before the commencement of the Rajasthan Universities Teachers and Officers (Selection for appointment) Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 7 of 2003) for a period of six month at a time until regular appointment are made in accordance with sub-section (1). As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Special Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, No.18 of 1984. * As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Special Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, No.24 of 1976. ** As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Selection for Appointment) (Amendment) Act, 2003. ****As amended by the Rajasthan Universities’ Teachers and Officers (Selection for appointment) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1987. *** (3) Omitted * Explanation:-The expression “appointed” in sub-section (1) shall mean appointed initially and not appointed by way of promotion. (4) Appointment of officers on deputation