Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012
No: 1 Dated: Jan, 04 2013
Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012
ACT No. I OF 2013
An Act to make provisions to establish a new school including provision for up.gradation ofexisting school on self-financed basis, to make suitable provisions with regard to requirements and norms for establishing such new school or up-gradation of existing school, for creating an endowment fund and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS, it is expedient to make provisions for giving permission to establish a new school including permission for up-gradation ofthe existing school to upper-primary or secondary or higher secondary school, as the case may be, on self-financed basis, to make suitable provisions with regard to requirements and norms for establishing such new school, or up-gradation ofexisting school. for inviting applications therefor, to provide procedure to scrutinize such applications for creating an endowment fund and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012.
(2) It extends to the whole ofthe State of Maharashtra.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "District Education Officer" in relation to primary education means, the District Education Officer (Primary) and in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the District Education Officer (Secondary) ;
(b) "Director",-
(i) in relation to primary education, means the Director of Education (Primary Education);
(ii) in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary Education);
(c) "endowment fund" means the endowment fund created under section 4;
(d) "existing school" means a recognised school existing and imparting education on the date ofcommencement ofthis Act;
( e) "local authority" means,-
(i) in relation to educational institution managed by a Zilla Parishad, the Zilla Parishad constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayats Samitis Act, 1961;
(ii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Corporation constituted under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act;
(iii) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat Or, as the case may be, Industrial Township, the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or Industrial Township constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965;
(iv) any other authority treated as local authority under any other law;