Information Technology University of Punjab Act, 2012

From: 2012-09-10 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for the establishment of the Information Technology University of the Punjab. Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Information Technology University of the Punjab and to deal with ancillary matters; It is enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Information Technology University of the Punjab Act 2012. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act– (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “affiliated college” means a college or institute affiliated with the University; (c) “Authority” means an Authority of the University; (d) “chairperson” includes head of a department, principal of a constituent college or director of an institute; (e) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University; (f) “Commission” means Higher Education Commission set up under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); (g) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by the University; (h) “Controller of Examinations” means Controller of Examinations of the University; (i) “Dean” means head of a faculty of the University; (j) “department” means a teaching department maintained and administered by the University in the prescribed manner; (k) “faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University consisting of one or more departments, institutes or constituent colleges; (l) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (m) “institute” means an institute established, maintained and administered by the University; (n) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations; (o) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; (p) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University; (q) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the statutes, regulations and rules made under the Act; (r) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the University; (s) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, Demonstrator and Instructor engaged…