Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2014
Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2014 05 of 2014 CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Amendment of Section 4 3. Amendment of Section 5 4. Amendment of Section 19 5. Section 5 Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2014 05 of 2014 PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Received the Assent of the Governor of Tamil Nadu on February 26, 2014 -- Published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV, Section 2, Iss. No. 46, page 9, dated February 26, 2014. 1. Short title and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2014. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. 2. Amendment of Section 4 :- In Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 2012) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in Clause (a), for the expression "to impart quality education ", the expression "to impart quality professional education " shall be substituted. 3. Amendment of Section 5 :- In Section 5 of the principal Act,-- (1) in Clause (o), the following expression shall be added at the end, namely:-- "and other statutory bodies related to fisheries of national and international level;"; (2) Clause (w) shall be omitted. 4. Amendment of Section 19 :- In Section 19 of the principal Act,-- (1) in sub-section (2),-- (a) under the heading "CLASS I - EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS", the items (e) & (f) shall be omitted; (b) under the heading CLASS - II OTHER MEMBERS -- (i) in item (a), for the expression "one fisheries scientist", the expression "one fisheries scientist or educationist" shall be substituted; (ii) items (e), (i), (j) & (k) shall be omitted. ( 2 ) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :-- "(3) In case the Secretary to Government, in-charge of Fisheries or the Secretary to Government, in-charge of Finance or the Secretary to Government, in-charge of Law, is unable to attend the meetings of the Board, for any reason, he may depute any officer of his department not lower in rank than that of Deputy Secretary to Government to attend the meetings. The officer so deputed shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the meetings and shall have the right to vote.". 5. Section 5 :- In Section 23 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), under the heading "CLASS II - OTHER MEMBERS", for the items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) & (f), the following items shall be substituted, namely:-- "(a) Four members from amongst the Heads of Departments or Professors to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, on rotational basis; (b) One person having special knowledge or practical experience in different aspects of Fisheries to be nominated by the Vice- Chancellor; and (c) One Dean from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research recognised Fisheries College.".
Act Metadata
- Title: Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2014
- Type: S
- Subtype: Tamil Nadu
- Act ID: 23164
- Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025