Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and other specified Examinations Act, 1982

No: 31 Dated: Oct, 14 1982

THE MAHARASHTRA PREVENTION OF MALPRACTICES AT UNIVERSITY, BOARD AND OTHER SPECIFIED EXAMINATIONS ACT, 1982

ACT No. XXXI OF 1982

    An Act to provide for preventing malpractices at University, Board and other specified examinations.

    WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session;

    AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to have a special law in this State to provide for preventing malpractices at examinations held or proposed to be held by any University or the Board or any other authority specified by the State Government in this behalf, including leakages of question papers or copying at such examinations, and for matters connected therewith, and, therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board or other specified Examinations Ordinance, 1982 on the 25th May 1982;

    AND WHEREAS it is expendient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of the State Legislature;

It is hereby enacted in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. Short title and commencemen:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and other specified Examinations Act, 1982.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th May 1982.

2. Definitions:- It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th May 1982. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Board” means the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education established under the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965 or any of its Divisional Boards;

(b) “Examination” means any examination held or proposed to be held by any University or the Board and includes such other examination held or proposed to be held by such other authority as may be specified in this behalf, from time to time, by the State Government by notification in the Offical Gazette;

(c) “University” means any University established by law in the State of Maharashtra.

3. Duties of paper setters and punishment for contravention:- (1) Any person who is appointed as a paper setter at any examination shall not supply or cause to be supplied the question paper drawn by him or a copy thereof or communicate the contents of such paper to any person or give publicity thereto in any manner, except in accordance with the instructions given to him in writing by his appointing authority in this behalf.

(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.