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 for a period not yet over three years from the day of their appointment, they shall continue to be in the positions until completion of the three-year period. If they have completed the three-year period, they shall continue to act in those positions until department chiefs are appointed in accordance with this Act, which must not be longer than one hundred and twenty days from the day of coming into force of this Act.

The tenures of the Rector, deans, chiefs of independent sections, directors of institutes, bureaus and centres, and directors of departments under paragraph 1, paragraph 2, paragraph 3, and paragraph 4, shall not be regarded as the tenures under section 21, section 27, section 31, section 36, and section 37, as the case may be.

The holders of the positions of members of standing committees of graduate colleges, faculties, colleges, independent sections, institutes, bureaus, and centres on the day of coming into force of this Act shall continue to serve in those positions until members are appointed to those committees in accordance with this Act, which must not be longer than one hundred and twenty days from the day of coming into force of this Act.

The persons who are professors, adjunct professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and regular instructors of the University on the day of coming into force of this Act shall continue to be professors, adjunct professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and regular instructors of the University under this Act.

The provisions of this Act do not affect the rights of the recipients of the degrees, diplomas, advanced certificates, or