West Bengal Act XVI of 2014
THE WEST BENGAL PRIMARY EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.]
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette,
Extraordinary, of the 14th November, 2014.]
An Act to amend the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
West Ben. Act XLIII of 1973.
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:—
Short title and Commencement.
1. (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Primary Education (Amendment) Act, 2014.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(Sections 2-4.)
Amendment of section 2 of West Ben. Act XLIII of 1973.
2. In section 2 of the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),—
(1) for clause (vi), the following clause shall be substituted:—
‘(vi) “Director” means the Director of School Education, West Bengal and includes the Commissioner of School Education, where the Commissioner of School Education is posted in place of the Director;’;
(2) after clause (xii), the following clause shall be inserted:—
‘(xiia) “minority community” means a community notified as such by the State Government or the Central Government, as the case may be;’.
Amendment of section 56A
3. To section 56A of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be added:—
‘Provided further that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to—
(i) a school established and administered by a minority community, whether based on religion or language, or
(ii) a school under any trust established and administered by a minority community, whether based on religion or language, or
(iii) a school not in receipt of financial assistance from the State Government, or
(iv) a school in receipt of financial assistance from the State Government towards dearness allowance only of teachers of that school, or
(v) a Government school, or
(vi) a school established and administered by a charitable organization.
Explanation I.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “Government school” shall mean a school maintained and managed by the State Government or the Government of India or the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railway, Government of India.
Explanation II.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “charitable organization” means an organization rendering humanitarian services to the society, donation to which shall qualify for deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.’.
Amendment of section 60.
4. To clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 60 of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be added:—
‘Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not be applicable to—
(i) a school established and administered by a minority community, whether based on religion or language, or
(ii) a school under any trust established and administered by a minority community, whether based on religion or language, or
(iii) a school not in receipt of financial assistance from the State Government, or
(iv) a school in receipt of financial assistance from the State Government towards dearness allowance only of teachers of that school, or
(v) a Government school, or
(vi) a school established and administered by a charitable organization.
Explanation I.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “Government school” shall mean a school maintained and managed by the State Government or the Government of India or the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railway, Government of India.
(Section 5.)
Explanation II.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “charitable organization” means an organization rendering humanitarian services to the society, donation to which shall qualify for deduction under section 8OG of the Income Tax Act, 1961.’.
Amendment of section 91.
5. For clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 91 of the principal Act, the following clause shall be substituted:—
“(c) the Director of School Education, Government of West Bengal or his nominee not below the rank of a Deputy Director of School Education; and”. |
