THE KARNATAKA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 42 OF 2017
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the fifth day of September, 2017)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the first day of September, 2017)
An Act to amend the Karnataka State Higher Education Council Act, 2010.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Karnataka State Higher Education Council Act, 2010 (Karnataka Act 26 of 2010) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in sixty-eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka State Higher Education Council (Amendment) Act, 2017.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 6.- In the Karnataka State Higher Education Council Act, 2010 (Karnataka Act 26 of 2010) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 6, in sub-section (2), the words "and the Executive Committee" shall be omitted.
3. Amendment of section 7.- In section 7 of the principal Act,-
(i) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) The Vice-Chairman shall preside over the meeting of the Executive Committee. The Vice-Chairman in absence of the Chairman shall also preside over the meetings of the Council with permission of the Chairman."
(ii) for sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3) The Vice-Chairman or any other member other than an ex-officio member or any other person subject to sections 3 and 4 is deemed fit for the post shall be appointed by the Government ordinarily for a term of five years or until he attains the age of seventy years whichever is earlier and he shall not be eligible for reappointment for a second term.
4. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(2) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Government ordinarily for a term of five years or until he attains the age of sixty five years whichever is earlier and he shall not be eligible for reappointment for a second term."
5. Amendment of section 11.- In section 11 of the principal Act, for sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3) The salaries and allowances payable to the Executive Director shall be the same as that of a Principal Secretary to the Government, if he is a retired officer, and his pay shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to that of his pension and DCRG. If a serving officer is appointed, he is entitle to draw his own pay and allowances admissible to his substantive post."
6. Amendment of section 14.- In section 14 of the principal Act, in clause (i), for the word “Chairman”, the words “Head of the Executive Committee” shall be substituted.
7. Amendment of section 16.- In section 16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the word "Chairman", the words "Vice-Chairman" shall be substituted.
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