Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 | |
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Indian Parliament | |
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Citation | Banaras Hindu University Act (Act 16). 1915. |
Territorial extent | Republic of India |
Passed by | Indian Parliament |
Passed | 1 October 1915 |
Enacted | 1 April 1916 |
Assented to | 1 October 1915 |
Signed by | Viceroy and Governor-General of India |
Signed | 1 October 1915 |
Commenced | 1 April 1916 |
Legislative history | |
Introduced by | Harcourt Butler |
Introduced | 11 March 1915 |
Summary | |
An act to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential, Hindu university at Banaras. | |
Keywords | |
BHU Act | |
Status: In force |
The Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (also called the BHU Act), is an act of Parliament of India, passed on 1 October 1915 and assented by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India on the same day to establish Banaras Hindu University.[1] It was the act number 16 of 1915, and came into force from 1 April 1916 on being published in the Gazette of India on 23 March 1916.[2]
The act has been amended six times thus far, in 1922, 1930, 1951, 1958, 1966, and 1969.[2]