The South Asian University Act

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South Asian University (SAU) is an International University sponsored by the eight Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

The eight countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The South Asian University Act

The South Asian University was an act to give effect to the Agreement for the establishment of South Asian University and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Whereas an Agreement for the establishment of the South Asian University was
signed on behalf of the respective Governments of the Member States of the South
Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) on the 4th day ofApril, 2007

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,.

(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the university;

(b) "academic staff' means such categories of staff as are designated as
academic

staff by the Statutes;

(c) "Agreement" means the Agreement for the establishment of the South
Asian

University;

(d) "bye-laws" means the bye-laws of the University;

(e) "Centre" means a unit of the University or of a University Institute
providing

teaching, consultancy and research facilities and includes a Regional Centre;

I'$ "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes

teachers and other staff of the University;

(g) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University;

(h) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;

(i) "Governing Board" means a Governing Board of the University constituted

under section 6;

0) "Hall" means a unit of residence, by whatever name called, for students
ofthe

University provided, maintained or recognised by it;

(k) "Host Country" means the Republic of India;

(0 "Host Government" means the Government of the Host Country;

(m) "Member States" means the Member States of the SAARC;

(n) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Regulations or bye-laws;

(0) "President' means the President of the University appointed under

section 12;

(p) "Project Office" means the project office set up for the purpose of
carrying

out necessary tasks for establishing the main campus of the University;

(q) "Recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning
maintained

or recognised by, or associated with, the University;

(r) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the
University

at any place in the SAARC region for the purpose of coordinating and
supervising the

work of campuses or centres in such region and for performing such
functions as may

be conferred on such centre by the Governing Board;

(s) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University;

(0 "SAARC" means an organisation known as the South Asian Association for

Regional Co-operation established by the Charter of the South Asian
Association for

Regional Co-operation signed on eighth day of December, 1985;

(u) "SAARC region" means the region comprising the territories ofthe
Member

States;

(v) "Schedule" means the Schedule of the Act;

(iv) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University;

(x) "teacher" means professor, reader, lecturer and research staff ofthe
University

appointed or recognised by the University for imparting instructions in the
University

or for giving guidance to students for pursuing any course of study of the
University;

and

(y) "University" means the South Asian University incorporated under

section 4.

SEC. 11 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3

3. Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in any other law, the
provisions of Provisions of

the Agreement set out in the Schedule shall have the force of law in India.
Agreement to

have force of

4. (1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the ~ncorgoration

Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established, for the
purposes of giving Soutll

effect to provisions of the Agreement, a University to be called as South
Asian University. University.

(2) The University shall be a body corporate having perpetual successiorm
and a

common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.

1'3) The Headquarters of the University shall be at Delhi.