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ACT IV OF 1994 ACT IV OF 1994 BALOCHISTAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, 1994 CHAPTER IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY 21. Power and duties of Syndicate.‑‑(1) The Syndicate shall be the executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, take effective measures to raise the standards of teaching, research, technological development, publication and other academic pursuits and exercise general supervision over the affairs and management of the property of the University. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to the, provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Syndicate shall have the powers to--- (i) take effective measures to raise the standards of teaching, research, industrially oriented technological development and publication keeping in view the national needs; (ii) hold, control and administer the property end funds of the University; (iii) govern and regulate, with due regard to the advice of the Finance Committee in this behalf, the finance, accounts and investments of the University and for that purpose, to appoint such agents as it may think fit; (iv) consider and approve the annual report, the annual and revised budget estimates and to re-appropriate funds from one major head of expenditure to another; (v) consider and approve the recommendations of the Planning and Development Committee; (vi) transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable property on behalf of the University; (vii) enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University; (viii) cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of money received and expended by the University and for the assets and liabilities of the University; (ix) invest any money belonging to the University including any unapplied income in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts Act, 1882, or in the purchase of immovable property or in such other manner, as it may determine, with the like power of varying such investments; (x) receive and manage any property transfer and grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to the University; (xi) administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University for specified purposes; (xii) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of the Common Seal of the University; (xiii) provide the buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipments and other means required for carrying out the work of the University; (xiv) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or license hostels or lodgings for the residence of students; (xv) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the University and withdraw such privileges; (xvi) arrange for the inspection of the Academic Department; (xvii) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship and other posts and to suspend or abolish such posts; (xviii) create positions in the grade of Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor for Technologists and to suspend or abolish such posts; (xix) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical, research, extension or other posts as may be necessary; (xx) appoint University teacher; and other officers on the Technology Act, 1994 recommendation of the Selection Board for teaching and other posts in BS‑17 or equivalent and above; (xxi) appoint Professors Emeritus on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed; (xxii) confer Honorary Degrees in accordance with the conditions prescribed; (xxiii) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other employees of the University; (xxiv) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescribed manners such officers, teachers and other employees as are appointed by the Syndicate; (xxv) receive an annual report and future plans at the end of each academic year from a Sub‑Committee of the Syndicate headed by the Vice?-Chancellor on the teaching, research and development of technology in the University and to issue such instructions as may further improve the administrative and academic performance of the University as it may deem necessary; (xxvi) appoint members to the various Authorities in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (xxvii) remove any person from the membership of any authority if such person has accepted any assignment which involves his absence from the University for a continuous period of six months or more; (xxviii) approve drafts of Statutes or recommend drafts of Statutes to the Chancellor for approval, in accordance with the requirements of subsection (2) of section 45; (xxix) consider and deal in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) of section 46, the Regulations made by the Academic Council; provided that the Syndicate may frame a Regulation at its own initiative and approve it after calling for the advice of the Academic Council; (xxx) regulate, determine all administer and other matters concerning the University and exercise all other powers in this behalf mentioned in this Act and the Statutes; (xxxi) delegate any of its powers to any Authority or Officers or a Committee or Sub‑Committee; (xxxii) appoint one or more Legal Advisors on the recommendation of the Vice‑Chancellor for a term not exceeding 3 years on such terms and conditions as may be determined by it; and (xxxiii) perform such other functions as are assigned to it by the Statutes.