
 State of Rajasthan - Act
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 The University of Rajputana (Change of Name) Act, 1956
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 RAJASTHAN
   
 India
 
 The University of Rajputana (Change of Name) Act, 1956
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 Act 46 of 1956
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* Published on 21 February 1957
* Commenced on 21 February 1957
 The University of Rajputana (Change of Name) Act, 1956
 
 Act
 No. 46 of 1956 
 [Received the assent of the Governor on the 28th day of December, 1956.]
 
 An Act to change the name of the University of Rajputana and to make certain miscellaneous amendments to the University of Rajasthan Acts.
 
 Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
 
### 1. Short title and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the University of Rajputana (Change of Name) Act, 1956.
 
(2) [ It shall come into force on such date as the state Government may by notification in the official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.]
 
 [Came into force with effect from 1-7-1957 vide Notification No. F. 1(1)  Edu. (B)/52, dated 22-2-1957, Published in Rajasthan Gazette, Part IV-C, dated 28-3-1957.]
 
### 2. Definition.
 - In this Act, "Covenanting State" has the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Act
 8 of 1955 
 ) of the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan).
 
### 3. Change of name of the University of Rajputana.
(1) The name of the University incorporated under the University of Rajputana Acts of the Covenanting State (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Acts) shall, as form the date of commencement of this Act, be "The University of Rajasthan".
 
(2) Any reference to the University of Rajputana in any law for the time being in force or in any indenture, instrument or other document shall be read and construed as a reference to that University under its name as altered by this Act.
 
(3) Noting in this Act shall affect the continuity of the corporate status of the said University.
 
### 4. Amendment.
(1) As from the date of commencement of this Act, the Principal Acts shall stand amended to the extent and in the manner specified in the Schedule.
 
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall be without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 3.
 
### 5. Citation of the Principal Acts.
 - The Principal Acts may be cited together as the University of Rajasthan Act.
 
 The Schedule
 
 (See section 4)
 
 Amendment in the Principal Acts.
 
 Section 2. - For clause (f)  the following shall be substituted, namely:
 
 "(f)  'University' means the University of Rajasthan".
 
 Section 3. - In sub-section (1) , for the words "The University of Rajputana" the words "The University of Rajasthan" shall be substituted.
 
 Section 21. - In sub-section (1) :-
 
(i) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
 
 "(ii)  the Deans of all the faculties."
 
(ii) clause (iii) shall be omitted.
 
 Notification
 
 [No. F.1(1)  Edu/B/52, dated 21-2-1957, Published in the Rajasthan Gazette, Part IV-C, Extraordinary, dated 28-3-1957.]
 
 In pursuance of sub-section (2)  of section 1 of the University of Rajputana (Change of name) Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act
 46 of 1956 
 ), the State Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 1957, to be the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
 

