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ACT X OF 2020 ACT X OF 2020 BABA GURU NANAK UNIVERSITY NANKANA SAHIB ACT, 2020 An Act to provide for the establishment of Baba Guru Nanak University Nankana Sahib [Gazette of Punjab Extraordinary, 2nd July, 2020] Baba Guru Nanak University Nankana Sahib Act, 2020 was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 26 June 2020; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 1st July 2020; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2nd July 2020, pages 67-83. It is necessary in public interest to make provisions for the establishment of Baba Guru Nanak University Nankana Sahib and for the matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: CHAPTER III OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY 17. Registrar.---(1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be the administrative head of the University and be responsible for the provision of the secretarial support to the Syndicate and the Vice Chancellor. (2) The Chancellor shall appoint a Registrar for each term of three years in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the Government, in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons short listed through a competitive process for appointment as Registrar. (4) The Registrar shall hold office for each term of three years. (5) The Registrar, under the general supervision of the Vice Chancellor, shall: (a) be the custodian of the Common Seal and the academic records of the University; (b) maintain a register of the students and Registered Graduates in the prescribed manner; (c) supervise the conduct of elections of members of various authorities in the prescribed manner; (d) be the Secretary of the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Advanced Studies and Research Board, the Selection Board and such other Committees as may be prescribed; and (e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as the Vice Chancellor or the Syndicate may assign. (6) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or the Registrar is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any cause, the Chancellor shall make temporary arrangements for the performance of duties of the Registrar but the period of such temporary arrangements shall not exceed six months, and the Registrar shall be appointed during that period.