Section 42. Transitional provisions

42. Transitional provisions .—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes,— (a) the first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor and shall hold office for a term of five years; (b) the first Registrar and the first Comptroller shall be appointed by the Visitor and each of the said officers shall hold office for a term of three years; (c) the first members of the Board shall be nominated by the Visitor and shall hold office for a term of three years; (d) the first members of the Academic Council shall be nominated by the Visitor and shall hold office for a term of three years: Provided that if any vacancy occurs in the above offices or authorities, the same shall be filled by appointment or nomination, as the case may be, by the Visitor, and the person so appointed or nominated shall hold office for so long as the officer or member in whose place he is appointed or nominated would have held office, if such vacancy had not occurred. 42. Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority of the University may delegate his or its powers to any other officer or authority or person under his or its respective control and subject to the condition that overall responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating such powers. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Since the establishment of the first Agricultural University at Pantnagar in Uttar Pradesh, all the States except eight have established Agricultural Universities. Though each State was encouraged to set up an Agricultural University, the size and population of States in North-Eastern Region do not warrant a separate Agricultural University for each State in that Region.