Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969

No: 24 Dated: Nov, 28 1969

The Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969

Punjab Act No. 24 of 1969

    An Act to provide for the establishment of Board of School Education in the State of Punjab.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a) "affiliated" with its grammatical variations used with reference to an institution means affiliated or deemed to be affiliated to the Board for the purposes of admission to the privileges of the Board;

(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

(c) "examination" means an examination conducted by the Board;

(d) "Head of the institution" means Headmaster or Principal or any other principal academic officer, by whatever designation called of an affiliated institution;

(e) "Institution" means an institution imparting school education in or outside the State;

(f) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman and Vice-Chairman thereof;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Board under this Act;

(h) "recognised" with its grammatical variation used with refrence to an institution means recognised or deemed to be recognised by the board for the purpose of admission to the privileges of the board;

(i) "School education" means all education from the first class to the twelfth class, immediately preceding the stage leading to entry to the first degree of a University established by law in India and includes plus two scheme but does not include technical education;

(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board;

(k) "State" means the State of Punjab;

(l) "text book" means any book or other printed material prescribed, recommended or otherwise approved by the Board for study in any affiliated institution;

(m) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Board.

3. Establishment and incorporation of the Board. - (1) There shall be established for the purpose of this Act a Board to be known as the Punjab School Education Board.

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold or dispose of property, both movable and immovable and to contract, and may by that name sue and be sued.