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section 2

Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

The Bihar Private Schools ( Fee Regulation) Act, 2019
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  1. (i) "Act" means the Bihar Private Schools (Fees Regulation) Act, 2019;
  2. (ii) "Academic year" means the year commencing on the first day of April to the last day of March;
  3. (iii) "State Appellate Authority" means the Appellate Authority Constituted under the Bihar State School Teachers and Employees Complain Redressal Rules, 2015;
  4. (iv) "Fee Regulatory Committee" means committee constituted at the Divisional level as mentioned in section-3.
  5. (v) "Fees" means any amount by whatever name called and collected, directly or indirectly by a school for the purpose of admission, readmission, development, annual fees, study fee (tuition fees), books, teaching material, Uniform, transportation fee/charges, extra/co- curricular activities or for any purposes from a pupil for any class/course of study.
  6. (vi) "Government" means Government of Bihar;
  7. (vii) "Management" in relation to a school means Managing Committee or any person, Body of persons, Committee or any Governing Body by whatever names called, in which power of management of school or administration of activities is vested: Provided that the Board of Trustees or Governing Body of school/Board, by whatever names it is known, constituted or appointed by any Law for the time being in force relating to the charitable or any other institution and endowments and shall be deemed to be the management for the purposes of this Act;
  8. (Viii) "Private School" means the School, established and administered or maintained by a person or body of persons, imparting pre-primary, primary, middle, Secondary and Senior Secondary education, i.e. conducting classes from Nursery to Class XII or a part there of, affiliated to a Board recognized by the Government. But, it does not include, an aided school or a School established and administered or maintained by the Central Government, State Government or any other local authority. Subjects on which the Right to Education Act, 2009 and Rules in conformity thereof, the State Government has notified, provisions of this Act will not apply. Provisions of this Act will not apply to the institutions being run under the provisions of Minority category.

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