Bare Act
The Sikkim Board of School Education Act, 1978
This Act establishes and governs the Sikkim Board of School Education, creating an autonomous corporate body responsible for regulating school-level education across the state of Sikkim. It applies to educational institutions, teachers, students, administrators, and examinees within the state's school system. The legislation empowers the Board to prescribe curricula, recommend textbooks, conduct examinations, grant diplomas and certificates, and oversee academic standards. It also defines the Board's administrative structure, financial management, regulatory powers, and oversight by the state government. This Act matters because it creates a unified framework to standardize, monitor, and improve the quality of primary and secondary education throughout Sikkim.
- 1. Short title & Commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Incorporation of the Board
- 4. Constitution of the Board
- 5. Publication of the names of members
- 6. Disqualification for membership
- 7. All disputes relating to the eligibility of any person
- 8. Term of office of members
- 9. Resignation of member and filling up of vacancies etc
- 10. Meetings of the Board
- 11. Powers and duties of the Board
- 12. Powers of the State Government
- 13. Officers of the Board
- 14. Employees of the Board
- 15. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board
- 16. Powers and duties of the President
- 17. Powers and duties of the Secretary
- 18. Subject Committees
- 19. Membership, term, Quorum, meetings etc
- 20. First set of Regulations
- 21. Power to make regulations
- 22. Power of the State Government to make regulation, repeal, amend etc
- 23. Board Fund
- 24. Contribution by the State Government to the Board Fund
- 25. Accounts
- 26. Audit of accounts
- 27. Board to furnish reports, returns etc. to the State Government
- 28. Central Board of Secondary Education
- 29. Exemption
- 30. Power to appoint Sub-Committees
- 31. Removal of difficulty
- 32. Power to make rules
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