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(1) The Chancellor shall, within three months from the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette, appoint a person to be the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (4) of section 58, and he shall be the first Vice-Chancellor of the University and shall hold office for such period, as may be prescribed. The first Vice-Chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under this Act. 30 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 [PART III The Gour Banga University Act, 2007. (Section 57.) (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the approval of the Chancellor and with the assistance of a committee consisting of not less than nine members nominated by the State Government, cause the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University to be framed. (3) The first Vice-Chancellor shall within one year from the date of his appointment or within such longer period, not exceeding two years from the date of his appointment, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct, cause arrangements to be made for constituting the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate: Studies, the Councils for Undergraduate Studies and the Boards of Studies in accordance with the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University as framed under 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 whose period of office has expired or another person to be the Vice-Chancellor for the purpose of this section for such period not exceeding eighteen months 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 eighteen months 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 studies, the Councils for_undergraduate studies and the Boards of Studies shall commence to exercise their respective functions and the Statutes, the Ordinances, and the Regulations shall come into force and shall be the first Statutes, The first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University. (6) The first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations shall remain in force until new Statutes, new Ordinances and new Regulations are made under the provisions of this Act. (7) 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 section. (8) (a) all colleges and institutions affiliated to or recognized by the former University and continuing as such immediately before the appointed day shall be deemed to be affiliated to, or recognized by, the University; (b) 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; (c) 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; (9) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything •to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Act or in any other law. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 31 The Gour Banga University Act, 2007. (Section 58.) Gour Banga University Council.