Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act—

(a) the ¹[Governing Council of an Institute] functioning as such, immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to so function until a new Governing Council is constituted for the Institute under this Act, but on the constitution of a new Governing Council under this Act, the members of the Governing Council holding office before such constitution shall cease to hold office;

(b) the Policy and Planning Committee of the Society, functioning as such before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the Senate constituted under this Act and continue to so function until a new Senate is constituted for the Institute under this Act;

(c) until the first Statutes and Ordinances are made under this Act, the rules and regulations, instructions, guidelines and bye-laws of the Society, in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to apply to the Institute and Institute campuses ²***, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

³[ExplanationI.The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, be deemed to be the 16th day of September, 2014.
Explanation II.The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to the National Institutes of Design in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, be construed as the reference to the date on which the provisions of the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Act, 2019 comes into force.]

1. Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 32, for "Governing Council of the Institute " (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
2. The words "located at Bengaluru or Gandhinagar, as the case may be " omitted by s. 32, ibid. (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
3. Ins. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 33 (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).