THE INSTITUTE OF TRANS-DISCIPLINARY HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
(Received the assent of Governor on the twelveth day of March, 2018)
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 13 OF 2018
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the seventeenth day of March, 2018)
An Act to amend the Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology Act, 2013.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and
Technology Act, 2013 (Karnataka Act 35 of 2013), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-eighth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Institute of Trans- disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the title, long title and preamble.- In the Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology Act, 2013 (Karnataka Act 35 of 2013) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act),-
(i) in the title, for the word "Institute" the word "University" shall be substituted;
(ii) in the long title and preamble, the words "as an institute" shall be omitted;
3. Amendment of section 1.- In section 1 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the word "Institute" the word "University" shall be substituted.
4. Substitution of Expressions.- In the Principal Act,-
(i) for the word "Director" wherever it occurs, the words "the Vice Chancellor" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word "Dean" wherever it occurs, the words "Dean cum Advisor" shall be substituted; and
(iii) for the word "Institute" wherever it occurs, the word "University" shall be substituted.
5. Amendment of section 2.- In section 2 of the principal Act,-
(i) for clause (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) "Academic, research and outreach council" means the Academic, research and outreach council of the University established under section 25";
(ii) after clause (7), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(7-a) "Chief Programme Officer (CPO)" means a person appointed by the Vice- Chancellor of the University".
(iii) for clause (10), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(10) "Dean cum Advisor" means the Dean cum Advisor of a school; "
(iv) for clause (11),the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(11) "Vice Chancellor" means the Independent Person nominated and appointed by the Chancellor and Board of Governors as the Vice Chancellor of the University, responsible for the overall functioning of the University"
(v) clause (18), shall be omitted.;
(vi) for clause (19),the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(19) "School" means a major Academic Unit or a constituent centre functioning under the University which deals with a specialised area related to Trans Disciplinary Studies"; and
(vii) for clause (22), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(22) "Trans-disciplinary health Sciences" means the Indian traditional health sciences and other systems of knowledge including; Biomedicine, life science, social sciences, environmental studies, design, architecture, performing and fine arts, cinema, engineering and management and policy studies."
6. Amendment of section 6.- In section 6 of the principal Act, clause (b) and (c) shall be omitted.
7. Amendment of section 7.- In section 7 of the principal Act,-
(i) for clause (iv), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(iv) to focus on Indian Traditional Health Sciences, Biomedicine, life Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Studies, Design, Architecture, Performing and Fine Arts, cinema, Engineering, Management and Policy Studies to develop a resource center of high quality"
(ii) for clause (vii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(vii) to undertake programmes for development and training of faculty and researchers of the University and to design and implement innovative Under Graduation and Post Graduation programmes in partnership with any other University or Institute or Organization."
8. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the principal Act, for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(b) to develop innovation patterns of education in under graduation and post graduation, health science education, in all its branches and in physical and biological sciences, humanities, social sciences, cinema, environmental studies, design, architecture, performing and fine arts, engineering, management and policy studies of high standards;"
9. Amendment of section 12.- In section 12 of the principal Act,-
(i) for clause (iv), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(iv) Conservation of natural medicinal resources and environmental studies";
(ii) for clause (v), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(v) Indian Traditional health sciences, Biomedicine, Life sciences, Design, Architecture and Engineering";
(iii) for clause (vi), the following shall be substituted, namely.-
"(vi) Social sciences, humanities, performing and fine arts cinema and management and policy studies"; and
(iv) for clause (viii) the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(viii) Schools shall be headed by Deans cum Advisors".
10. Amendment of section 14.- In section 14 of the principal Act, after clause (iv), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(iv-a) Chief Programme Officer"
11. Amendment of section 16.- In section 16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (i), for the word "function", the words "nominate his representative" shall be substituted;
12. Amendment of section 17.- In section 17 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the words, brackets and letters "the registrar (COO & R)" the words, brackets and letters "the registrar (COO and R) and Chief Program Officer (CPO)" shall be substituted.
13. Insertion of new section 19-A.- After section 19 of the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"19-A. Chief Programme Officer.- The Chief Programme Officer shall be responsible for co- ordinating the research, education and outreach activities of the schools of the University".
14. Amendment of section 22.- In section 22 of the Principal Act,-
(i) for clause (iii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(iii) Academic, Research and outreach Council"
(iii) Clause (iv) shall be omitted.
15. Substitution of section 25.- For section 25 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"25. The Academic, research and outreach council.- (1) The Academic, research and outreach council shall consist of the following, namely:-
(i) The Vice-Chancellor - Chair -person
(ii) The Dean cum Advisor – Member
(iii) The Chief Operating officer and Registrar (COO&R) - Secretary
(iv) The Chief Programme Officer - Member
(v) Such other members as may be specified by the Board of Management.
(2) The Academic, research and outreach council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the University."
16. Omission of section 26.- Section 26 of the principal Act, shall be omitted.
17. Amendment of section 32.- In section 32 of the principal Act, in clause (iii), for the words and letters "Director, COO&R", the words and letters "the Vice Chancellor, the Chief Operating Officer, Registrar (COO and R), the Chief Programme Officer" shall be substituted.
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