Document — The Calcutta University Act, 1966

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT West Bengal Act XXXI of 1976 THE WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY LAWS AMENDMENT (No. 2) Act, 1976. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 17th May, 1976.] [17th May, 1976.] An Act to provide for the compulsory retirement of Vice-Chancellors on attaining the age of sixty-five years. WI IEREAS it is expedient to provide for the compulsory retirement of Vice-Chancellors on attaining the age of sixty-five years; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- 1. This Act may be called the West Bengal University Laws short tide. Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1976. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "University" Definition. means any of the Universities constituted or established, as the case may be, under sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of— (i) the Calcutta University Act, 1966; (ii) the North Bengal University Act, 1%1; (iii) the Kalyani University Act, 1960; (iv) the Burdwan University Act, 1959; (v) the Jadavpur University Act, 1955; and (vi) the Rabindra Bharati Act, 1961. West Ben. Act 11 of 1966. West Ben. Act XXVII of 1961. West Bcn. Act XIII of 1960. West Ben. Act XXIX of 1959. West Ben. Act XXXIII of 1955. West Bcn. Act XXIX of 1961. 173 The West Bengal University Laws Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1976. [West Ben. Act XXXI of 1976.] Age of compulsory retirement of Vice- Chancellor. (Section 3.) 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no person shall hold office as a Vice-Chancellor of a University after he has attained the age of sixty-five years: Provided that nothing contained in this Section shall apply to a Vice-Chancellor who was appointed before the coming into force of this Act. Explanation.—For the purposes of this Section, a Vice-Chancellor includes a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. 174

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