Bare ActsThe Periyar University Act, 1997

Section 14

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(1) The Registrar sllall be a wholetime splaried officer of the University appointed by the Syndicate 2nd the terms and conditions of service of the Registtar -RoQ(rrr. shall be as follows :- 1 (i) The holder of the post of Registrar shall be an academician r c ' Iwer in rank than that of Professor of a college affiliated to any University ; (ii) The Registrar shall hold office for a period of three years. I 1 I Provided that the Registrar shall retire on attaining the ag. qf fifty-eight ~ r s or on the expiry of the period specified in this clause, whichever is earlier ; I (iii) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of ,service of the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed ; (iv) When the office of the Registrar is vaccnt or when the Registrar is, by reason of illness, absence or any other cause, unable to perfcrm the duties of his office, the dr~ties of the office of the Registrar shall be performed by such person as the Vice-Chancellor may appoint for the purpose. (2) (;:j The Registra: shall have power tu take disciplinary action against such of the excluding teachers of the University and academic staff, as may be spei:ificd in the orde s of the Syndicate and to suspend them pending inquiry, to aJminit.tcr warnings to Lhem or to impose on then1 the penalty of censure or withholdii~q c:t increments : Rovided that no such >enally hall be imposed unless tne person concerned has I been given D reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action DroDosed to be takcr~ in regard to him : (b) A n appeal sh~ll lie to the Vice-Chancellor against any order of' tht: K ~ p t r e r q*rtr>o~ing ally of rhe penalties specified in clause (a) ; L ) Irl an) case \<here the inquiry dis~losc!j that punisnment beyond the powers of the Registrar i! called for. the Redstrer shall, upon conclusion of the inqulrg. make a report to the Vice-Chancellor along with his recommendations : I'rovidect that an appeal ahall lie to the Svndicate against an or& of the Vice Cannccllor imposing arlV 8euwltv : (A aroup) IV-2 Ex (414)-2a - T M L hADU GOVERNMENT GAZEmE EXTRAORDINARY -- (d) No appeai uncle1 clause (b) or clause (c) shall be prefesred ahel me expiry of sixty days from the date on which the order appealed against was received by the appellant. (3) The Registrar shall be the esoificio Secretary to thc Senate, the Syndi- cate, the Faculties and the Boards of Studies, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of these authorities. (4) It shall be the duty of the Registrar,- (a) to be the custodian of the records, 'the common seal and such othe~ property of the University as the Syndicate shall commit to his charge ; (b) to issue all notices convening meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Faculties, the Boards of Studies, the Boards of Examiners and of any Committee appointed by the authorities of the University ; (c) to keep the minutes of all the proceedings of the meetings d'the Senate, the Syndicate, the Faculties, the Boards of Studies, the Boards of Examiners ~ n d ,of any Committee appointed by the authorities of the TTniversity ; (d) to conduct the official correspondence of the Syndicates ; (e) to supply to the Cha~lcellor, copies of the agenda of the meetings ot the authorities of the University as soon as they are issued and the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings ; and (f) to exercise such other powers and ~erform such other duties as may be specified in the statutes, the ordin,inces or the regulations or as may be required, from time to tine, by the Syndicate or the VicsChancellor. (5) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to, and served on, the Registrar.