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section 11

Fees Regulating Authority

Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015
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Chapter IV REGULATION OF FEES

Statutory text
  1. (1) There shall be an Authority to be known as “the Fees Regulating Authority” to exercise the powers conferred on, and discharge the functions assigned to it, under this Act.
  2. (2) The State Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, constitute the Authority under sub-section (1). The said Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and common seal and shall have power to acquire, hold, and dispose off property both movable and immovable, and to do all things necessary for the purpose of this Act, and may sue or be sued by its name.
  3. (3) The Authority shall consist of, —
    • (a) a retired Judge of High Court or retired officer of the Government of the rank of Chief Secretary ..Chairperson
    • (b) an eminent educationist who has worked as Vice-Chancellor of University ..Member
    • (c) a Chartered Accountant of repute who is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, for a period of not less than ten years ..Member
    • (d) a Cost Accountant of repute who is a Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India for a period of not less than ten years, or a financial expert of repute ..Member
    • (e) an expert of repute from the field of Professional Education ..Member
    • (f) the Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik ..Member
    • (g) the Director of Technical Education ..Member
    • (h) the Director of Higher Education ..Member
      • (i) the Member-Secretary of the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research ..Member
    • (j) an Officer of the State Government not below the rank of Joint Secretary. ..Secretary.
  4. (4) The Chairperson and of members under clauses (a), (b), (c),
    • (d) and
    • (e) of sub-section
  5. (3) shall be appointed by the Government.
  6. (5) No person who is associated with any private aided or unaided Professional Educational Institution shall be eligible for being a member of the Fees Regulating Authority.
  7. (6) A Member of the Fees Regulating Authority shall cease to be so, if he does any act which in the opinion of the State Government is unbecoming of a member of the Authority.
  8. (7) The Chairperson shall preside over the meeting of the Fees Regulating Authority and the Authority may adopt its own procedure, by regulations as it may deem fit.
  9. (8) No act or proceeding of the Fees Regulating Authority shall be deemed to be invalid by reason merely of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution thereof.

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