Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education Act, 1997
No: 38 Dated: Aug, 06 1997
THE MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT, 1997
ACT No. XXXVIII of 1997
An Act to provide for establishment of a State Board to regulate matters pertaining to Diploma Level Technical Education in the State of Maharashtra.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for establishment of a State Board to regulate matters pertaining to Diploma Level Technical Education in the State of Maharashtra and for other matters connected therewith hereinafter appearing ;
It is hereby enacted in the Fortyeighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education Act, 1997.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
(3) This section shall come into force at once; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “appointed day” means the date on which the remaining provisions other than section 1 of this Act come into force under sub-section (3) of section 1 ;
(b) “Board” means, the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education established under section 3 ;
(c) “bye-laws” means bye-laws made by the Board under section 48 ;
(d) “Diploma Level Technical Education” means such Technical Engineering education which follows the Secondary, Higher Secondary, Engineering, or Technology Diploma Education, as the case may be, to attain Diploma or Post-Diploma or Post-Graduate Diploma or Advanced Diploma Level Engineering or Technology or Management or any other education specified by the Board ;
(d-a) “Director” means Director of the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education appointed under section 6(1);
(e) “Examination” means one or more examinations conducted by the Board ;
(f) “Government” means the Government of Maharashtra ;
(f-a) “Governing Council” means the Governing Council of the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education established under section 7A;
(g)“Head of Institute” or “Principal” means the Head of the teaching staff of a Polytechnic or Diploma Level Institution recongnised by the Board, by whatever name designated ;
(h) “Polytechnic or Institution” means an institution imparting Diploma or Post-Diploma or Post-Graduate Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Engineering or Technology or Management Education recognized by the Board under this Act ;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act ;
(j) “region” means the area comprised in each of the three regions as specified in the Scheduled to this Act;
(k) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Government under section 47 and by the Board under section 46 ;
(l) “teacher” means a member of the teaching staff (other than Principal or the Head of Institute of a Diploma Level Institution) recognised by the Board.