Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973
No: 10 Dated: Apr, 21 1973
THE MEGHALAYA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1973
ACT 10 OF 1973
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board of School Education to regulate, supervise and develop School Education in Meghalaya.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement:- . (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Board of School of Education Act, 1973.
(2) It extends to the whole of Meghalaya.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(4) From the date on which this Act comes into force, the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, shall cease to exercise its jurisdiction over the educational institutions in the State of Meghalaya;
Provided that the Board of Secondary Education Assam, shall continue to have the same jurisdiction as now exercised by it in the State of Meghalaya over the High and Higher Secondary Schools till such time as the State Government by a notification in the Official Gazette, may appoint.
2. Definitions ;- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -
(a) “Board” means the Meghalaya Board of School Education established under this Act;
(b) “Executive Chairman” means the Executive Chairman of the Board.
(c) “College” means any college or institution situated in Meghalaya and maintained or admitted to the privileges by the University ;
(d) “Education Department” means the Department of Education of the Government of Meghalaya;
(e) “Fund” means the Meghalaya Board of School Education Fund constituted under this Act;
(f) “High School” means a school or department of a school giving instruction in School Education and preparing students for the Matriculation or High School Leaving Certificate Examination;
(g) “Higher Secondary School” means a school or department of a school giving instruction in School Education and preparing students for Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination;
(h) “Primary Education” means education imparted in a Primary or Junior Basic School or its equivalent;
(i) “Professional and Vocational Schools” means a school or institution imparting technical education and vocational instruction upto the diploma level;
(j) “recognised” means recognised by the Board for the purpose of admission to the privileges of the Board or, prior to recognition by the Board or, prior to recognition by the Board, by any University established by law in India or by any Board recognised by the State Government;
(k) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Board under this Act;
(l) “rule” means a rule made by the State Government under this Act;
(m) “School Education” means such Education as is designed to meet the needs of the stage of Primary Education and precedes immediately the stage of Degree Education (including Pre-University) controlled by any University established by law in India, or by a Board constituted by Government for this purpose and it includes technical education and vocational instruction upto the diploma level and Education in Higher Secondary Schools ;
(n) Incorporation of the Board.
(n) [i] “Principal Director” means Principal Director of the Board;
(ii) Director Administrative Wing, means the Director in-charge Administrative Wing of the Board;
(n) (iii) Director Accreditation & Controller of Examination means the Director in-charge Accreditation and Controller of Examinations of the Board.
(n) (iv) “Director, (Regional) Shillong Office” means the Director in-charge (Regional) Shillong MBOSE Office of the Board.
(n) (v) “Chief Accounts Officer” means the Chief Accounts Officer in-charge Finance Wing of the Board;
(n) (vi) “Chief Academic Officer” means the Chief Academic Officer in-charge of the Academic Wing of the Board;
(o) “University” means the University exercising “jurisdiction” in Meghalaya.
(p) “Regional Shillong MBOSE Office” means the Regional Office of the Board at Shillong