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The Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973

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The Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973, establishes and governs the state's school education board, officially transferring academic jurisdiction and oversight from Assam to Meghalaya. It regulates primary, secondary, higher secondary, and vocational education by setting curricula, prescribing textbooks, conducting board examinations, and certifying passing students. The legislation applies directly to educational institutions, students, teachers, and administrators throughout the state. This law matters because it secures local control over the school system, enabling the state government to standardize academic quality, customize curriculum to suit regional needs, and systematically supervise all of its local secondary and vocational educational institutions.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Incorporation of the Board.
  4. 3A. Headquarter
  5. 4. Constitution of the Board.
  6. 5. Publication of names of members of the Board.
  7. 6. Term of office of members
  8. 7. Disqualification for membership.
  9. 8. Resignation of members and casual vacancy etc.
  10. 9. Meetings of the Board.
  11. 10. Quorum: proceedings not invalidated by reason of vacancies.
  12. 11. Officers of the Board
  13. 12. Powers and duties of the Board
  14. 13. Powers of the State Government.
  15. 14. Constitution of a Fund.
  16. 15. Custody and investment of the Fund.
  17. 16. Audit of the Account of the Board.
  18. 17. Audit of the Account of the Board.
  19. 18. Powers and Duties of an Executive Chairman
  20. 19. Powers and Duties of the Officers of the Board
  21. 20. Powers and duties of other officer.
  22. 21. Committee of the Board
  23. 22. Exercise of Powers delegated by the Board to Committees
  24. 23. Power of the Board to make regulations.
  25. 24. Board to furnish reports, returns, etc., to the State Government
  26. 25. Powers of the State Government to reconstitute the Boards.
  27. 26. Vesting of powers till the reconstitution of the Board.
  28. 27. Powers of State Government to make rules.
  29. 28. Repeal of Assam Act 25 of 1961 and the Meghalaya Secondary Education Act.

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