The Punjab School Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2017

(Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018)

1. Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab School Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2017.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment in section 2 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, clause (jj) shall be omitted.

3. Amendment in section 4 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 4,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words and signs “Chairman, Senior ViceChairman, Vice-Chairman”, the words and sign “Chairman, ViceChairman” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), for the words and sign “The Chairman, the Senior Vice-Chairman and the Vice-Chairman”, the words “The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted; and

(c) in sub-section (4), for the words and sign “the Chairman, the Senior Vice-Chairman and Vice-Chairman”, the words “the Chairman and Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted.

4. Amendment in section 5 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 5,-

(a) in the margin, for the words and signs “Chairman, Senior ViceChairman, Vice-Chairman”, the words and sign “Chairman, ViceChairman” shall be substituted;

(b)

(i) in sub-section (1), for the words and sign “Chairman, Senior Vice-Chairman and Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman and Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted; and
(ii) in the second proviso to sub-section (1), for the words “Chairman or Senior Vice-Chairman or Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman or Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted; and

(c) in sub-section (3), for the words “Chairman or Senior ViceChairman or Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman or ViceChairman” shall be substituted.

5. Amendment in section 6 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 6,-

(a) in the margin, for the words and sign “Chairman, Senior ViceChairman and Vice-Chairman”, the word “Chairman” shall be substituted;

(b) for the words “Chairman or Senior Vice-Chairman or ViceChairman”, wherever occurring, the word “Chairman” shall be substituted; and

(c) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(a) he has served the Central Government or State Government or both on a gazetted post for a period of not less than fifteen years; or”.

6. Amendment in section 10 and 10-A of Punjab Act 24 of 1969

In the principal Act, in sections 10 and 10-A, for the words and sign “Chairman, Senior Vice-Chairman and Vice-Chairman”, wherever occurring, the words “Chairman and Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted.

7. Amendment in section 12 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 12,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words and signs “Chairman, and in his absence, the Senior Vice-Chairman, and in his absence, the Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), for the words and signs “Chairman, and in his absence, the Senior Vice-Chairman, and in his absence, the Vice-Chairman”, the words and sign “Chairman, and in his absence the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted; and

(c) in sub-section (3), in the proviso, for the words and signs “Chairman, the Senior Vice-Chairman or the Vice-Chairman, as the case may be,”, the words and sign “Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted.

8. Amendment in section 13 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 13, clause (aa) shall be omitted.

9. Amendment in section 14 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 14,-

(a) in the margin, for the words and sign “Chairman, Senior ViceChairman and Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman and ViceChairman” shall be substituted; and

(b) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-

“(4) The Vice-Chairman shall assist the Chairman in all matters, administrative and academic, shall discharge such duties and exercise such powers as may be delegated to him by the Chairman, and shall in the latter’s absence, exercise all the powers of the Chairman.”.

10. Amendment in section 15 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 15, for sub-section (1), the following subsection shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) The State Government shall appoint the Secretary of the Board, who shall be an officer from the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) or the Punjab Civil Services (PCS), not below the rank of Additional Secretary.”.

11. Amendment in section 17 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 17, in sub-section (1), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(i) prescribe the syllabi and courses of studies in consultation with the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Punjab;”.

12. Amendment in section 18 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 18, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (a), sub-clause (i-a) shall be omitted;
(b) in clause (b), sub-clause (i-a) shall be omitted; and
(c) in clause (c), sub-clause (i-a) shall be omitted.

13. Amendment in section 21 of Punjab Act 24 of 1969.

In the principal Act, in section 21, in sub-section (3), in clause (a), for the words and sign “Chairman, the Senior Vice-Chairman and the Vice-Chairman”, the words “Chairman and the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted.

VIVEK PURI,
Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs

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