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(1) The Chancellor shall, within three months from the date of publication of this Act in the Official Gazette, appoint, in consultation with the Minister, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, a person to be the Vice-Chancellor and he shall be the first Vice-Chancellor of the .University and shall hold office for a period of three years. The first Vice-Chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under this Act. . (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 Councils 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 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 purposes of this section for such period not exceeding two years as the Chancellor thinks fit, or 136 The Vidyasagar University Act, 1981. XVIII of 1981.] (Chapter VII.—Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.— Section 57.) (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 two years 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 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. (6) 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. (7) The first Vice-Chancellor may, subject to the approval of the State Government, appoint such administrative, clerical and other staff (including technical staff) as he deems necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this section. (8) On and from the appointed day— (a) section 58 shall stand repealed and thereupon the Vidyasagar University Council, referred to in sub-section (1) of the said section, and all bodies and committees constituted by the said Council, if any, shall stand dissolved; (b) all colleges or institutions of whatever kind established, maintained or managed by any other university and affiliated to the 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 studies and examinations in relation to any college or institution referred to in clause (b), 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; 137 The Vidyasagar University Act, 1981. [West Ben. Act (Chapter VIL—Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions.— Section 58.) (d) all things done or deemed to have been done, and all actions taken or deemed to have been taken and all appointments made in relation to any college or institution referred to in clause (b) under any law in force for the time being shall 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 the appointed day reference to the Vice-Chancellor under any such law shall be deemed to be references to the first Vice-Chancellor under this Act. (9) In construing the provisions of section 17, section 20, section 22 and section 24 and in construing the provisions of the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations of the University in relation to the constitution. under this section, of the Court, the Executive Council, the Faculty Councils for post-graduate studies, the Councils for under- graduate studies and the Boards of Studies, references to the heads of departments of teaching of the University, the University Professors, University Readers, 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, Professors, Readers, Lecturers, and Teachers of the University, if any, immediately before the date of appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor. (10) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstand- ing anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Act or in any other law. The