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ACT XVIII OF 2009 ACT XVIII OF 2009 ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY, MARDAN ACT, 2009 An Act to provide for the establishment of a University to be known as the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan [Gazette of N.-W.F.P. Extraordinary, 24th October, 2009] No.PA/NWFP/Bills/2009/38482, dated 24-10-2009.--The Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan Bill, 2009 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of North-West Frontier Province on 9th October, 2009 and assented to by the Governor of the North-West Frontier. Province on 20th October, 2009 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Legislature of the North-West Frontier Province. Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a University to be known as the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan and for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto, in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:--- CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 2. Definitions.---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expression, shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say, (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "affiliated college" or "affiliated institution" means a college or institution affiliated to the University, but not maintained or administered by it; (c) "Authority" means any of the Authorities of the University specified in section 18; (d) "College" means a constituent college or an affiliated college; (e) "Chairperson" means head of a Teaching Department; (f) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (g) "Commission" means the Higher Education Commission set up by the Higher Education Commission Act, 2002 (LIII of 2002); (h) "Constituent college" or "constituent institution" means college or institution, maintained and administered by the University; (i) "Dean" means the Dean of a Faculty; (j) "Department" means a teaching department maintained and administered, or recognized by the University in the manner prescribed; (k) "Director" means the head of an institute established as a constituent institution by the University by Statutes or Regulations in terms of the powers delegated by this Act; (1) "Faculty" means an administrative and academic unit of the University consisting of more than one department, as prescribed; (m) "Government" means the Government of the North-West Frontier Province; (n) "Institution" means a constituent or an affiliated institution; (o) "Officer" means an Officer of the University specified in this Act; (p) "Prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Regulations or Rules made under this Act; (q) "Pro-Chancellor" means Pro-Chancellor of the University; (r) "Professor Emeritus" and "Honorary Professor" means a retired Professor working in a Faculty in the capacity of an Emeritus or Honorary Professor; (s) "Principal" means the head of a College; (t) "Regulations" "Rules" and "Statutes" mean respectively the Regulations, Rules and Statutes made under this Act; (u) "Representation Committee" means a Representation Committee constituted under section 26; (v) "Review Panel" means the Review Panel set up by the Chancellor in accordance with the provisions contained in clause (a) of subsection (6) of section 9; (w) "Search Committee" means the search Committee set up by the Chancellor under subsection (2) of section 12; (x) "Syndicate" means the Syndicate of the University; (y) "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Act; (z) "Senate" means the senate of the University; (aa) "Teachers" includes Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers and Research staff engaged whole-time by the University for teaching degree, honours or post-graduate classes, and such other persons as may be declared to be teachers by the Regulations; (ab) "Teaching Department" means a constituent institute, College or Department, where teaching or research is being undertaken; (ac) "University" means the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan established at Mardan under this Act; and (ad) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.