Section 1 — Short title Application and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards) Act, 2019. (2) It shall apply to -

(a) all Private Universities established by or incorporated under a State Act passed by any State Legislature or Union Territory in India;

(b) operating in Meghalaya including those set up in collaboration with Foreign University/Universities;

(c) offering courses in the formal or non-formal; and

(d) in the distance education mode.

(3) It shall come into force with effect from the date of notification.