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The Senate shall be the supreme Governing Bo of the University, and shall have power to review the action of the Syndicate and the Academic Council, save where the Syndicate or the Academic Council has acted in accordance with the powers conferred on them by or under this Act. The Senate shall exercise all Powers of the University not otherwise specifically provided for and all powers which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act: Provided that if any question arises as to whether the Syndicate or the Academic Council has acted in accordance with the powers conferred on them by or under the provisions of this Act, the question shall be decided by reference to the Chancellor whose decision shall be final. 18 In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by section 17, the Senate shall have the following powers :— (1) to make Statutes and amend or repeal the same; (2) to modify or cancel Ordinances and Regulations as hereinafter provided; (3) to issue directives to the Syndicate to amend or repeal Ordinances; (4) to issue directives to the Academic Council to amend or repeal Regulations as hereinafter provided; (5) to make, after considering the views of the Academic Council, such provision as will enable Affiliated, Constituent, Professional and University Colleges to undertake specialisation of studies and to organise common laboratories, libraries, museums and other equipment for research work; (6) to provide, after considering the views of the Academic Council, for instruction and training in such branches of learning as it may think fit; The Calcutta University Act, 1951. 11 XVIIl of 1951.] (Chapter 111.—The Senate.—Section 18.) to institute and maintain University Colleges and University Laboratories and to prescribe after con- sidering the views of the Academic Council the conditions of recognition of Constituent and Pro- fessional Colleges, and to withdraw recognition therefrom after considering the views of the Syndicate ; to prescribe after considering the views of the Academic Council, the conditions of affiliation of Colleges to the University, to allow Colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta, as consti- tuted prior to the appointed day to continue to exercise the rights and privileges conferred on them by such affiliation and any further privileges conferred by or under this Act and to withdraw affiliation from such Colleges, after considering the views of the Syndicate; to institute, after considering the views of the Syndicate and the Academic Council, Professor- ships, Readerships, Lectureships, and any other teaching posts required by the University, to create posts of employees of the University, to prescribe the terms and conditions of service for such posts and to abolish any such post, if necessary; (10) to establish, equip and maintain libraries, museums and institutes of research; (11) provide, after considering the views of the Academic Council for such lectures and instruction for students of the Affiliated, Constituent, Pro- fessional and University Colleges and University Laboratories as the Senate may determine and also to provide for lectures and instruction to persons not being students of the University and to grant diplomas, certificates and other academic dis- tinctions to them; (12) to institute degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (13) to confer degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on persons who— (a) shall have pursued an approved course of study in an Affiliated, Constituent. Professional or Uni- versity College or a University Laboratory or have been exempted therefrom in the manner prescribed by Statutes and shall have passed the prescribed examinations of the University, or (b) shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed; (14) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on the recommendation of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Syndicate; (7) (8) (9) 12 The Calcutta University Act, 1951. eetings