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The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016.

Central

An Act to provide for the establishment of an institution of national importance to be known as Regional Centre for Biotechnology and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
36 of 2016
Ministry
Ministry of Science and Technology
Department
Department of Bio-Technology
Enacted
29 Jul 2016

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46 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment and incorporation of Regional Centre for Biotechnology.
  4. Section 4Declaration of Regional Centre for Biotechnology as an institution of national importance.
  5. Section 5Effect of establishment of Regional Centre.
  6. Section 6Jurisdiction.
  7. Section 7Objectives of Regional Centre.
  8. Section 8Functions of Regional Centre.
  9. Section 9Regional Centre to work in collaboration with other institutions of UNESCO.
  10. Section 10Powers of Regional Centre.
  11. Section 11Regional Centre open to all castes, creed, race or class.
  12. Section 12Privileges and immunities of Regional Centre.
  13. Section 13Authorities of Regional Centre.
  14. Section 14Board of Governors.
  15. Section 15Powers and functions of Board.
  16. Section 16Powers and functions of Chairperson.
  17. Section 17Programme Advisory Committee.
  18. Section 18Executive Committee.
  19. Section 19Finance Committee.
  20. Section 20Other authorities of Regional Centre.
  21. Section 21Board of Studies.
  22. Section 22Officers of Regional Centre.
  23. Section 23Executive Director.
  24. Section 24Deans and Sub-Deans.
  25. Section 25Associate Director (Administration).
  26. Section 26Registrar.
  27. Section 27Finance officer.
  28. Section 28Other officers.
  29. Section 29Grants and loans to Regional Centre.
  30. Section 30Fund of Regional Centre.
  31. Section 31Annual report.
  32. Section 32Annual accounts.
  33. Section 33Returns and information.
  34. Section 34Review of functioning of Regional Centre.
  35. Section 35Appointment and conditions of service of employees of Regional Centre.
  36. Section 36Meetings.
  37. Section 37Filling of casual vacancies.
  38. Section 38Proceedings of authorities not invalidated by vacancies.
  39. Section 39Protection of action taken in good faith.
  40. Section 40Arbitration.
  41. Section 41Power to make Statutes.
  42. Section 42Power to make Ordinances.
  43. Section 43Regulations.
  44. Section 44Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament.
  45. Section 45Power to make Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations retrospectively.
  46. Section 46Power to remove difficulties.