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(1) The Chancellor shall within three months from precision • the date of the publication of this Act in the O fficial Gazette and repeal, appoint, in consultation with the Ministor, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, a person to be the Vice-Chancellor. Such Vice-Chancellor (in this Act referred to as "the first Vice-Chancellor") shall hold office for a period of two years and upon his appointment, the person holding office as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta immediately before the date of such appointment, shall vacate his office. (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the approval of the Chancellor and with the assistance of a Committee con- sisting of not less than six members nominated by the Chancellor, cause the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University to be framed. (3) The first Vice-Chancellor shall within six months from the date of his appointment or within such longer period, not exceeding one year from the date of his appoint- ment, as the State Government may, by notification, direct, cause arrangements to be made for constituting the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Faculties, the Councils for Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate Studies and the Boards of Studies in accordance with the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed under sub-section (2), as if they had already come into force. (4) The State Government shall, by notification in the O fficial Gazette, appoint a date and on and from such date the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Facul- ties, the Councils for Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate Studies and the Boards of Studies shall commence to exercise their respective functions and the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed under sub- section (2) shall come into force and be the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University. (5) The first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University shall remain in force until new Statutes, new Ordinances and new Regulations are made under the provisions of this Act. (6) The first Vice-Chancellor may, subject to the sanction of the Chancellor, appoint such administrative, clerical and other staff as lte deems necessary for giving effect to the provisio s of this section. sPrr The Calcutta: University Act; 1966. II of 1966.] (Chapter VIII.—Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.— Section 58.) West Boa. AAA XVIII of 1951. (7) On and from the appointed day the Calcutta Univer• sity Act, 1951, shall stand repealed and thereupon— (a) the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University of Calcutta as constituted prior to the appointed day (hereinafter referred to as the former University) shall stand repealed and all authorities or bodies of the former University shall cease to function; (b) all colleges and institutions affiliated to or recognised by the former University and continuing as such immediately before the appointed day shall be deemed, as the case may he, to be affiliated to, or recognised by, the University; (e) all colleges or institutions of whatever kind established, maintained or managed by the former University prior to the appointed day shall be deemed to be colleges or institutions established, maintained or managed by the University under this Act; cd) all affairs, functions or activities of the former University, including studies and examinations, commenced and in progress before the appointed day shall be deemed to be in progress as if they had been commenced by the University under this Act ; all things done or deemed to have been done and all actions taken or deemed to have been taken by the former University under the Calcutta University • Act, 1951, shall, in so far as they are not inconsis- tent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be things done or actions taken by the University under this Act as if this Act had been in force when such things were done or such actions were taken : Provided that until such repeal references to the Vice- Chancellor under the said Act shall be deemed to be references to the first Vice-Chancellor: Provided further that such repeal shall not affect the affiliation of colleges or institutions situated out- side West Bengal which are already affiliated to the University of Calcutta under the provisions of the Calcutta University Act, 1951. (8) In construing the provisions of section 19, section 22 and section 24, and in construing the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed under sub-section (2) in relation to the constitution, ;under this section, of the Senate, the Syndicate, the-Acadeinio (e) 0/8-211A-,552 The Calcutta University Act, 1961'. [West Ben. Act II of 1986.] (Chapter V111. Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.— Section 59.) Council, the Faculties, the Councils for Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate Studies and the Boards of Studies, refer- ences to the heads of departments of teaching of the Univer- sity, the University Professors, University Readers and Uni- versity, Lecturers and Teachers of the University shall be deemed to be references to the persons holding offices respect- ively as the heads of departments of teaching, Professors, Readers, Lecturers and Teachers of the University of Cal- cutta, immedistely before the date of the appointment of the first rice-Chancellor. (9) The provisions of this section shall have effect not- withstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Act or in any other law.