Sikkim Board of School Education Act,1978

No: 19 Dated: Sep, 29 1978

THE SIKKIM BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1978

ACT NO. 19 OF 1978

    An Act to provide for ,the establishment of a Board of School Education to prescribe curricula, text-books and other instructional materials for schools and to conduct examinations at the school levelin the State of Sikkim

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of' the State of Sikkim in the Twenty-ninth Year of theRepublic of India as follows:

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Board of SchoolEducation Act, 1978.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Governmentmay, by notification, appoint

2. Definitions:- In this Act and in all Regulations made hereunder, unless there isanything repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) "Board" means the Sikkim Board of School Education established under this Act,

(b) "Fund" means the Sikkim Board of School Education fund, constituted under Section 22 of this Act,

(c) "Notification" means a notification under this Act published .in the Official Gazette,

(d) "President" means the president of the Board,

(e) "Regulation" means a Regulation made under this Act,

(f) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board,

(g) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Sikkim,

(h) "Prescribed" meansprescribed under the Regulations made under this Act,

(i) "Head of Institution" means the head of an educational institution of school level in the .State by whatever name he be designated, . .. .

(j) "Employee" means a full or part-time employee engaged permanently or temporarily for the purpose of assisting in the work of the Board, . .

(k) "Text-book" means any bookprescrtbedor recommended for an examination by the Board,,

(l) "Registered Teacher" means a teacher who is registerbdas a teacher in pursuance of a regula. tion made in that behalf by the Board.