1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National 2
[Institutes] of Design
Act, 2014.
(2) It shall come into force on such date3
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
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[2. Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance.—Whereas the
objects of the institutions mentioned in the Schedule, are such as to make them institutions of national
importance, it is hereby declared that each such Institute is an institution of national importance.]
3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) ―Chairperson‖ means the Chairperson of the Governing Council nominated under clause (a)
of section 11;
(b) ―Dean‖, in relation to any Institute campus, means the Dean of such Institute campus;
(c) ―design‖ means a rational, logical and sequential innovative process for the purpose of
transferring culture to viable products and services and for providing a competitive edge to products
and services, and includes industrial design, communication design, textile and apparel design,
lifestyle design, experiential design, exhibition design, craft and traditional sector design;
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[(d) ―Director‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Director of such Institute as appointed
under section 18;]
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[(e) ―Fund‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Fund of such Institute as maintained under
section 23;]
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[(f) ―Governing Council‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Governing Council of such
Institute as constituted under section 11;]
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[(g) ―Institute‖ means any of the institutions mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule;]
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[(h) ―Institute campus‖ means the campus of an Institute as may be established by such Institute
at any place within India or outside India;]
(i) ―notification‖ means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(j) ―prescribed‖ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
1. Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f.13-1-2020).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for ―Institute‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
3. 16th September, 2014 vide notification No. S.O. 2393(E), dated 16th September, 2014, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, sec. 3(ii).
4. Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 4, for section 2 (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
5. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (d) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
6. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (e) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
7. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (f) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
8. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (g) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
9. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (h) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
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[(k) ―Registrar‖ in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar of such Institute as appointed
under section 20;]
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[(ka) ―Schedule‖ means the Schedule annexed to this Act;]
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[(l) ―Senate‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Senate of such Institute;]
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[(m) ―Society‖ means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
(21 of 1860), and mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;]
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[(n) ―Statutes‖ and ―Ordinances‖, in relation to any Institute, mean the Statutes and the
Ordinances of such Institute made under this Act.]