Section 2. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor

2. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor .—(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex officio Chairman of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee, and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the Convocations of the University held for conferring degrees. The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to be present at, and to address, any meeting of any authority or other body of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority or body. (2) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to see that this Act, these Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are duly observed, and he shall have all powers necessary to ensure such observance. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee. 2. Definitions .—In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Academic council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "academic staff" means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the Ordinances; (c) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University; (d) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (e) "College" means a College maintained by the University; (f) "Court" means the Court of the University; (g) "Department" means a Department of Studies, and includes a Centre of Studies; (h) "employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other staff of the University; (i) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (j) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University, College or Institution, provided, maintained or recognised by the University; (k) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by the University; (l) "Principal" means the Head of a College or an Institution; (m) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning recognised by the University; (n) "recognised teachers" means person working in any recognised institution or in any Institution associated with the University and recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting research or both; (o) "School" means a School of Studies of the University; (p) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations", mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University for the time being in force; (q) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and designated as teachers by the Ordinances; (r) "University" means the University of Hyderabad.