The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016.

(1) This Act may be called the Regional Centre forBiotechnology Act, 2016. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "academic staff" means Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, Deans, SubDeans, Executive Director and such other persons, including Visiting Professors, Professors ofEminence, Honorary Professors, Adjunct Professors and Emeritus Professors, as may be appointed orengaged for imparting education, training or conducting research in the Regional Centre forBiotechnology; (b) "Board" means the Board of Governors constituted under section 14; (c) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the Regional Centre referred to insection 21; (d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board; (e) "employee" means any person appointed by the Regional Centre and includes officers,academic and other staff of the Regional Centre; (f) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Regional Centre constitutedunder section 18; (g) "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Regional Centre appointed undersub-section (1) of section 23; (h) "existing Regional Centre" means the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Training andEducation at National Capital Region, Faridabad; (i) "hall" means a unit of residence, by whatever name called, for the students of the RegionalCentre, maintained or recognised by it; (j) "institution" includes autonomous organisations within or outside India, for impartingeducation, training and conducting research in the areas of Biotechnology and supported by theGovernment of India or industry or universities or other organisations; (k) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances framed by the Programme Advisory Committee undersection 42; (l) "Programme Advisory Committee" means the Programme Advisory Committee of theRegional Centre constituted under section 17; (m) "region" means the region comprising the territories of South Asian Association for RegionalCo-operation (SAARC) States and generally the Asia region; (n) "Regional Centre" means the Regional Centre for Biotechnology established under section 3; (o) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any authority of the Regional Centre undersection 43; (p) "Statutes" means the Statutes framed by the Board under section 41; (q) "UNESCO" means the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

(1) The RegionalCentre for Biotechnology Training and Education at National Capital Region, Faridabad, Haryanafunctioning under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology is herebyestablished as a body corporate by the name of "Regional Centre for Biotechnology" having perpetualsuccession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to contract and shall, bythe said name, sue or be sued. (2) The Regional Centre shall consist of a Board of Governors and authorities specified in section 13. (3) The headquarters of the Regional Centre shall be at its campus in the National Capital Region,Faridabad

Whereas the objects of the institution known as the Regional Centre for Biotechnology aresuch as to make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the institution knownas the Regional Centre for Biotechnology is an institution of national importance.

(1) On and from the date of commencement of thisAct, (a) any reference to the existing Regional Centre in any law, other than this Act, or in anycontract or other instrument, shall be deemed as a reference to the Regional Centre; (b) all properties and assets, movable and immovable, of, or belonging to the existing RegionalCentre shall vest in the Regional Centre; (c) all rights and liabilities of the existing Regional Centre shall be transferred to, and be therights and liabilities of, the Regional Centre; (d) without prejudice to the provisions of clause (c), all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred,all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done by, with or for, the existingRegional Centre immediately before the said date, for or in connection with the purposes of the saidRegional Centre shall be deemed to have incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by, with or for,the Regional Centre; (e) all sums of money due to the existing Regional Centre immediately before that date shall bedeemed to be due to the Regional Centre; (f) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted or which could have been instituted by oragainst the existing Regional Centre immediately before that date may be continued or may beinstituted by or against the Regional Centre; (g) every employee (including those appointed for imparting instruction or giving training orconducting research in the existing Regional Centre), holding any office under the existing RegionalCentre or teaching therein immediately before the commencement of this Act shall hold his office inthe Regional Centre or continue teaching therein by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions of service as respects remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement and other terminalbenefits as he would have held such office if this Act had not been enacted and shall continue to do soas an employee of the Regional Centre or until the expiry of the period of six months from that date ifsuch employee opts not to be the employee of the Regional Centre within such period. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any other law forthe time being in force, absorption of any employee by the Regional Centre in its regular service underthis section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under that Act or any other law and nosuch claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.