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The Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965

Maharashtra

An Act to provide for the establishment of a State Board and Divisional Boards to regulate certain matters pertaining to secondary (and higher secondary) education in the State of Maharashtra.

Act number
41 of 1965
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
School Education and Sports Department
Enacted
13 Sep 1965

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44 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment of State and Divisional Boards.
  4. Section 3APower of State Government to amend First Schedule.
  5. Section 4Incorporation of State Board.
  6. Section 5Constitution of State Board.
  7. Section 6Constitution of Divisional Boards.
  8. Section 7Term of office and conditions of service of chairmen of Boards.
  9. Section 8Term of office of, and allowances to, members of Boards.
  10. Section 9Disqualification of Chairmen and members.
  11. Section 10Vacancy of Chairman or member owing to disqualification.
  12. Section 11Vacancy of member owing to absence without permission.
  13. Section 12Decision on question as to vacancy.
  14. Section 13Vacancy to be notified.
  15. Section 14Registration of member.
  16. Section 15Removal of member.
  17. Section 16Meeting of Boards.
  18. Section 17Power to invite experts and officers at meetings.
  19. Section 18Power and duties of State Board.
  20. Section 19Powers and duties of a Divisional Board.
  21. Section 20Powers and duties of Chairmen of Boards.
  22. Section 21Appointment, powers and duties of Secretaries, Joint and Assistant Secretaries.
  23. Section 22Other officers and servants of the Boards.
  24. Section 23Appointment of Committees.
  25. Section 24Casual vacancies.
  26. Section 25Acts and proceedings not invalidated by vacancies or defects in constitution.
  27. Section 26State Board's Fund, its custody and investment.
  28. Section 27State Board to pay costs from the Fund on account of salary, pension, etc., of Chairmen, Secretaries Joint Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries.
  29. Section 28General application of the Fund.
  30. Section 29How the Fund shall be drawn against.
  31. Section 30Allotments to Divisional Boards.
  32. Section 31Preparation of annual budget estimates.
  33. Section 32Annual accounts an audit.
  34. Section 32AInspection and Inquiry.
  35. Section 33Information returns, etc., to be furnished by the Boards.
  36. Section 34Power of State Government to issue directions.
  37. Section 35Manner of exercise of powers delegated to a Board or a Committee.
  38. Section 36Power of State Board to make regulations.
  39. Section 37First regulations.
  40. Section 38Power of State Board to make by-laws.
  41. Section 39Interpretation in case of doubt.
  42. Section 40Repeals and savings.
  43. Section 41Amendments of certain enactment.
  44. Section 42Power to remove difficulties.