Meghalaya State Council for Technical Education Act, 1993
No: 6 Dated: May, 28 1993
THE MEGHALAYA STATE COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT, 1993
ACT 6 OF 1993
An Act To provide for the establishment of a State Council for Technical education for the promotion of technical at polytechnic level and for matters connected therewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Meghalaya in the Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title extent and Commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya State Council for Technical education Act, 1993
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 10th June, 1992
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) “Act" means the Meghalaya State Council for Technical Education Act, 1993.
(b) “Council” means the Council for Technical Education established under section 3;
(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council;
(d) “Committee” means a committee appointed under section II;
(e) “member” means a member of the Council;
(f) “polytechnic” means an institution where a diploma course of study in engineering or technical subject is provided;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations, as the case may be;
(h) “recognised” means recognised by the Council;
(i) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Council Under this Act;
(j) “rules” means the rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(k) “Secretary” means a Secretary of the Council appointed under sub-section (3) and includes a Member-Secretary referred to in sub-section (4) of section 5;
(l) “Section” means a section of the Act; and
(m)“State Government” means the Government of the State of Meghalaya.
3. Establishment of a Council:- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish with effect from the date to be specified in the notification Council for Technical Education to be called the Meghalaya State Council for Technical Education
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued