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(1) The Vice-Chancellor holding office at the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette shall be the first Vice-Chancellor of the University and shall be deemed to have been appointed under this Act and he shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. 26 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 [PART III The Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur Act, 2004. (Chapter VII.—Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.—Section 53.) (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the approval of the Chancellor, cause the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University to be framed with the assistance of the committee consisting of not less than seven members nominated by the State Government. (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 appointment, as the State Government may, by notification, direct, cause arrangements to be made for constituting the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Councils for post-graduate and undergraduate studies and the Boards of Studies in accordance with the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed in terms of sub-section (2), as if they had already come into force. (4) If, for any reason,— (a) the constitution of the Court, the Executive Council and other bodies referred to in sub-section (3) cannot be completed within the period of office of the first Vice-Chancellor appointed under sub-section (1), then, on the expiry of such period the Chancellor may, in consultation with the Minister, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, appoint the first Vice-Chancellor for the purposes of this section for such period not exceeding one year as the Chancellor thinks fit, or (b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the first Vice-Chancellor before the expiry of the period of his office, then the Chancellor may, in consultation with the Minister, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, appoint another person to be the Vice-Chancellor for the purposes of this section for the unexpired portion of such period or such further period not exceeding one year as the Chancellor thinks fit, and references in this Act to the first Vice-Chancellor shall be deemed to include references to the Vice-Chancellor appointed under this sub-section. (5) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a date and on and from such date the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Councils for post-graduate and undergraduate studies and the Boards of Studies shall commence to exercise their respective functions and the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations framed under sub-section (2) shall come into force and shall be the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University. (6) On and from the appointed day, the Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws of the Bengal Engineering College (a Deemed University), subject to the provisions of sub- section (5), shall stand repealed with effect from the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette. (7) Notwithstanding such repeal,— (a) until the appointed day, all the authorities and bodies referred to in the Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws of the Bengal Engineering College (a Deemed University), shall continue to exercise all the powers, and perform all the duties, in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided in the said Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws, and anything done or any action taken under the said Rules, Regulations and Bye- laws, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under this Act. On and from the appointed day, all the said authorities and bodies of the former Deemed University shall cease to function; (b) the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the former Deemed University shall remain in force until new Statutes, new Ordinances and new Regulations are made under the provisions of this Act; PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 27 The Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur Act, 2004. Removal of difficulties. (Chapter VII.—Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.—Section 54.) (c) the first Vice-Chancellor may, subject to the approval of the Chancellor, appoint such administrative, clerical and other staff as he deems necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this Act; (d) all affairs, functions or activities of the former Deemed 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; (e) all things done or deemed to have been done, and all actions taken or deemed to have been taken, and all appointments made by the former Deemed University under the Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws of Bengal Engineering College (a Deemed University), shall in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be things done or actions taken or appointments made by the University under this Act as if this Act had been in force when such things were done or such actions were taken or such appointments were made: Provided that until such repeal, references to the Vice-Chancellor under this Act shall be deemed to be references to the first Vice-Chancellor under this Act; (f) every person who is permanently employed in Bengal Engineering College (a Deemed University) immediately before commencement of this Act shall, on and from such commencement, become an employee of the University under this Act and shall hold his office or service therein by the same terms, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident funds and other matters as he would have held the same on the date of commencement of this Act as if the Act had not been passed then. (8) In construing the provisions of section 14, section 17, section 19 and section 22 and in construing the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University in relation to the constitution, under this section, of the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Councils for post-graduate and undergraduate studies and the Boards of Studies, references to the heads of departments of teaching of the University, the University Professors, University Assistant Professors and University Lecturers and Teachers of the University shall be deemed to be references to the persons holding offices respectively as the heads of departments of teaching, Professor, Assistant Professors, Lecturers and Teachers of Bengal Engineering College (a Deemed University), immediately before the date of appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor. (9) The provisions of the section shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary, contained elsewhere in this Act or in any other law.