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ORISSA EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1991

ORISSA EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1991

[1]THE ORISSA EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1991

[Act No. 16 of 1991]

[ 6th June, 1991]

PREAMBLE

An Act further to amend the Orissa Education Act, 1969.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Forty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: --

Section 1 - Short title

This Act may be called the Orissa Education (Amendment) Act, 1991.

Section 2 - Amendment of section 3

In section 3 of the Orissa Education Act, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),--

(i)       in clause (f), for the words "other than an institution for technical education', not under the control of the Education Department of the State Government the words "or any institution imparting technical education in the State" shall be substituted; and

 

(ii)      after clause (m), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(m-1) 'prescribed authority' means the authority to be notified by the State Government from time to time in the official Gazette;".

Section 3 - Amendment of section 7

In section 7 of the principal Act,--

(i)       in sub-section (4), for the words "five years", the words "three years" shall be substituted; and

 

(ii)      after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:--

"(5) The existing Managing Committees or the Governing Bodies, as the case may be, of aided or recognised educational institutions, which were constituted prior to the date of commencement of the Orissa Education (Amendment) Act, 1991 including those, if any, which are under supersession on the said date, shall be reconstituted in accordance with the rules that may be made under this Act for carrying out the provisions of this section as amended by the Orissa Education (Amendment) Act, 1989, within a period of thirty days from the date of commencement of the said rules and every such existing Managing Committee or Governing Body, as the case may be, shall cease to continue in office on and from the date on which it is so reconstituted.".

Section 4 - Amendment of section 7-B

In section 7-B of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--

"(2) Every private educational institution shall appoint qualified teachers as provided for under sub-section (1) in order to be recognised. The teachers so appointed shall have to pass an examination or test to be conducted by the Selection Board for the purpose in order to become eligible to get the approval of the prescribed authority.".

Section 5 - Insertion of new section 7-F

After section 7-E of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted namely:--

7-F. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court the State Government shall not be bound to accord permission for establishment of any private Secondary Training School or private Training College or recognise any such school or college established, if any, prior to the 14th day of August, 1989 and non-recognition of such school or college shall not be questioned in any Court of Law or otherwise be open to challenge.".  

 "Government not bound to accord permission for establishment of or recognise certain Training Schools & Colleges.

Orissa act 15 of 1969.

Orissa Act 15 of 1989.

 



[1] For the Bill, see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 21st March 1991 (No. 313)