Section 3 in Rules for Delegation of Administrative and Financial Powers in the Assam Agricultural University, 1988
3. Definition.
(a)The term "delegation" with its cognate expression means delegation of financial and administrative powers as specified in the Schedule of these rules.(b)"University" means the Assam Agricultural University as constituted under the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968.(c)"Board" means the Board of Management of the University as constituted under Section 10 of the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968.(d)"Chancellor" means the Governor of the State of Assam.(e)"Vice-Chancellor" means the person appointed by the Chancellor to be the Vice-Chancellor of the Assam Agricultural University.(f)"Authority" means any authority of the University as specified in Section 9 of the Act, 1968.(g)"Officers" means officers of the University as specified in Section 17 of Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968 or other persons in the employment of the University designated as officers by the Authority.(h)"Financial Year" means, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Management the financial year of the State of Assam i.e., the year beginning with 1st day of April and ending with 31st March.(i)"Appropriation" means the assignment to meet specified expenditure of Fund included in a primary unit of appropriation i.e. Major Heads of expenditure.(j)"Heads of the Department" of a constituent college means a teacher who has been declared by the competent authority as Head of the Department.(k)"Non-recurring expenditure" means expenditure other than recurring expenditure.(l)"Major Head of expenditure" includes :(i)General Administration,(ii)Agriculture Education,(iii)Veterinary Education,(iv)Extension Education,(v)Home Science,(vi)Basic Science & Humanities,(vii)Agricultural Research,(viii)Agricultural Research Sixth Schedule,(ix)Veterinary and Animal Science Research,(x)Centrally Sponsored Schemes,(xi)Applied Research under World Bank Project,(xii)N.E.C. Schemes,(xiii)Works.(m)"Minor Heads of Expenditure" means heads subordinate to a Minor Head and are the following :(i)Salaries,(ii)Allowances and Honoraria,(iii)Contingency Recurring,(iv)Contingency Non-recurring,(v)Leave Salary and Pension Contribution,(vi)Pension,(vii)Fellowship,(viii)Repairs,(n)"Controlling Officers" means any officer who exercises control over the staff and funds placed under him by the competent authority.(o)"Re-appropriation" means the transfer of funds from one head to another under head of expenditure.(p)"Recurring expenditure" means the expenditure of regular nature which is incurred at periodical intervals.
