State Act

The Burdwan University Act, 1959

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Burdwan University Act, 1981 (West Bengal Act XXIII of 1981), s.57(9); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "college" means a college established, maintained, affiliated or recognised by the University and includes a college referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5; (b) "constituent college" means a college recognised as such by the University; (c) "district" means any of the districts of Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Hooghly or Purulia or any district which may be created in future out of any part or parts of one or more of the above mentioned districts; (d) "Minister" means the Minister-in-charge of the Department of Education of the Government of West Bengal; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes Ordinances, Regulations or Rules made under this Act; (f) "Principal" of a college means the head of the college by whatsoever designation he may be described or called ; (g) "Statutes", "Ordinances", "Regulations" and "Rules" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and Rules of the University made under this Act; (h) "Teacher" means a Professor, Assistant Professor, Reader, Lecturer, Demonstrator, Instructor, or any other person holding a teaching post in a college; (i) "Teacher of the University" means a person appointed or recognised as such by the University, either wholetime or part time, for the purpose of imparting instruction in the University; (j) "University" means the University of Burdwan constituted under this Act; and (k) "year" means a period of twelve months beginning on the first day of June.