LAW DEPARTMENT - Act No 1 of 2020 --An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act, 2013 and the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976.

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Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the

assent of the Governor on the 20th January 2020 and is hereby

published for general information:—

ACT No. 1 OF 2020.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts

University Act, 2013 and the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation)

Act, 1976.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventieth year of the Republic of India as follows:—

PART-I.

PRELIMINARY.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts Short title and

commencement.

University and Private Colleges (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020.

(2) Sections 2, 6 and 7 shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 18th September 2019 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall

come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification,

appoint.

PART-II.

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU MUSIC AND FINE ARTS

UNIVERSITY ACT, 2013.

Tamil Nadu Act

Amendment of 30 of 2013.

section 1.

2. In section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act, 2013 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the principal Act), for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

3. In section 15 of the principal Act, in clause (a), for the expression

Amendment of section 15.

"with a degree of Bachelor of Music or Fine Arts or Performing Arts", the

expression "with a Post graduate degree in music or fine arts or performing

arts" shall be substituted.

4. In section 22 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), under the heading

Amendment of section 22.

"Class I - Ex-Officio Members", after item (h), the following item shall be

added, namely:—

"(i) Principal of MGR Government Film and Television Institute,

Chennai.".

5. In the Schedule to the principal Act, under the heading "Part I", after

Amendment to Schedule.

item 8, the following item shall be added, namely:—

"9. MGR Government Film and Television Institute, Chennai.".

Substitution of

6. In the principal Act, for the expression "the Tamil Nadu

Music and Fine Arts University", wherever it occurs, the expression

"the Tamil Nadu Dr.J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University" shall be

substituted.

the expression "the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University".

7. References to "the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University" and

"the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act" in any Act or in any rule,

notification, proceeding, order, regulation, by-law or other instrument made

or issued under such Act or in any statute or regulation made or continued

in force under the principal Act shall be construed as references to

"the Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University" and "the

Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University Act", respectively.

Construction of references to the "Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University" and "Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act".

PART-III.

AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU

PRIVATE COLLEGES (REGULATION) ACT, 1976.

President's Act 19 of Insertion of new section 55-A.

1976. 8. After section 55 of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as President's Act 19 of 1976), the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

"55-A. Application of the Act to Music, Fine Arts and Performing Arts Colleges.—The Government may, by notification, direct that any of the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall apply to the Music,

Fine Arts and Performing Arts Colleges to such extent and subject to such

modifications and restrictions as may be specified in the notification.".

Validation.

9. Notwithstanding anything contained in the President's Act 19 of 1976,

the Music, Fine Arts and Performing Arts Colleges, which were granted

affiliation by the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University from the date

of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act,

Tamil Nadu Act 30

2013 till the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government

of 2013.

Gazette shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been granted permission

for their establishment by the Government at the relevant point of time under

the President's Act 19 of 1976 and the said colleges shall also be deemed

to have been validly granted affiliation by the said University under the

Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Act, 2013.

(By order of the Governor)C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR, Secretary to Government (FAC), Law Department. PRINTED AND PUBLIShED By ThE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERy AND PRINTING, ChENNAI ON BEhALF OF ThE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU