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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

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

Short title and

commencement.

(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

30 of 2013.

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:—

Amendment of

section 1.

“(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Dr. J.Jayalalithaa Music and

Fine Arts University Act, 2013.”.

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.

No. 24]

chennai, tuesday, january 21, 2020

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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

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2020

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Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

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Tamil nadu government gazette  extraordinary

Amendment of

section 15.

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

“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.

Amendment of

section 22.

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

“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.”.

Amendment to

Schedule.

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

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

“9. MGR Government Film and Television Institute, Chennai.”.

Substitution of

the expression

“the Tamil Nadu

Music and Fine

Arts University”.

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.

Construction of

references to

the “Tamil Nadu

Music and Fine

Arts University”

and “Tamil Nadu

Music and Fine

Arts University

Act”.

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.

PART-III.

AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU

PRIVATE COLLEGES (REGULATION) ACT, 1976.

Insertion of new

section 55-A.

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:—

President’s Act 19 of

1976.

“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.”.

Tamil Nadu Act 30

of 2013.

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,

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

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.

Validation.

(By order of the Governor)

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government (FAC),

Law Department.

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