Bare Act
The Karnataka Nursing and Paramedical Sciences Education (Regulation) Authority Act, 2012
Education201263 sections
This Act creates a regulatory body in Karnataka to oversee and standardize nursing and paramedical education throughout the state. It applies to all schools and institutions offering these courses, including private and minority-run ones, ensuring they meet specific quality and operational standards. The law empowers the state government and a designated department to approve schools, define academic years, and manage the affairs of educational agencies. Its main purpose is to ensure that students receive high-quality training and that the state produces competent healthcare professionals to serve the public effectively.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- 3. Constitution of the Authority
- 4. Term of office and conditions of service
- 5. Disqualification for office of membership
- 6. Removal of member.- (1) The State Government shall remove the other member if,-
- 7. Provided that no member shall be removed under this clause unless he has been given an opportunity of making his representation against the proposal.
- 8. Officers of the Authority and conditions of service.
- 9. Provided that the tenure, remuneration, terms and conditions of service of persons who are on deputation shall be protected and they shall not be varied to their disadvantage.
- 10. Proceedings presumed to be good and valid
- 11. Executive Committee of the Authority
- 12. Duties and responsibilities of the Executive Director
- 13. Sub-Committee
- 14. Chairman of the Sub-Committee.
- 15. Obtaining the services of experts.
- 16. Objective and aims of the Authority
- 17. Functions of Authority
- 18. Regulation of nursing and paramedical education
- 19. Educational institutions to be in accordance with this Act
- 20. The Authority to prescribe curricula, etc
- 21. Appointment of officers.
- 22. CHAPTER - V RECOGNITION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC.
- 23. Expert body
- 24. Recognition of existing institution, etc
- 25. No person shall run any such institution after the application for recognition is rejected.
- 26. CHAPTER - VI MANAGEMENT OF RECOGNISED PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND LOCAL AUTHORITY INSTITUTIONS, ETC.
- 27. Management of recognised educational institutions
- 28. Library service
- 29. Qualifications, conditions of service of employees
- 30. Appointment of employees
- 31. Schedule of employment to be maintained
- 32. Code of conduct
- 33. Code of Conduct for Governing Council
- 34. Furnishing of list of properties.
- 35. Utilisation of Funds, etc.
- 36. Private Institution not to be closed down, etc., without sufficient notice.
- 37. Penalty for ragging
- 38. Penalty for establishing unregistered educational institutions etc
- 39. Penalty for collecting money in contravention of section 27
- 40. Penalty for contravention of code of conduct by Governing Council.- Where any
- 41. Penalty for failure to give notice of closure of institutions
- 42. Penalties not otherwise provided for
- 43. Offences by companies.
- 44. Penalty for obstructing officer or other person exercising powers under this Act.-
- 45. Protection
- 46. Investigation and cognizance of offences
- 47. Punishment for abatement of offences
- 48. Fund of the Authority.- (1) There shall be a fund called the Authority Fund.
- 49. Allocation for project and programme
- 50. Budget of the State.
- 51. Accounts and audit.
- 52. Report
- 53. Budget of the Authority
- 54. Government.
- 55. Revision by the State Government.
- 56. Review.
- 57. Powers of Government to give directions.
- 58. Power to enter and inspect
- 59. Power to make rules
- 60. Power of Authority to make regulations
- 61. Government, by notification, make regulations to carry-out the purposes of this Act.
- 62. Act unless and until superseded by anything done or any Act action taken or any rule, notification, order or appointment made under this Act.
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