The ASSAM HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, 1984
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###### '" 90 T"f-r~ ~$f<IR 18 <!lf?m, 1984, 29 ~·\!) 1906 (xr<li)

No, 90 Dispur, Wednesday, 18th April. 1984, 29th . Chaitra,

~ ' **1906** (S. E.)

GOV:ERNMENT OF. ASSAM

ORDERS13Y 't'liE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEP~RTMENT LEGISLATIVE BRA4'lCH

NOTIFICA [ JON .

The 18th April 1984

No.LGL.23/84/68·-The following Act of the Assam Legislative
Assembly which received the ai:;sent of the Governor is hereby

publishe~ f9r general illformation.


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ASSAM ACT NO. XVII .OF 1984

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(Received the assent of the Governor on 16th April, 1984)

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THE ASSAM HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, 1984

An

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Act

###### to provide for the establishment of a Council to regulate. supervise and develop Higher Secondary Education (plus two stage) in the State of Assam .

...

Preamble, Whereas it ·is expedient to ~stablish a Coun-

cil to regulate, supervise and develop the system
of Higher Secondary Education (plus two stage)
###### in the State of Assam.

 It is hereby enacted in the Thirty-fifth Year

of the Republic of India as follows :-

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam
extent and Higher            - Seconda-ry Education Act,
commence-
ment. 1984. .

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force on such date
as the State Government may, by noti-

fication in the Official Gazette appoint.

(4) From the date on which this Act comes
.into force, the Gauhati University or
###### the Dibrugarh University or any other University or any Board of Education shall cease to exercise its juiisdiction over the institutions imparting Higher Secondary Education or P.U. (Pre-
University), P.D. (Pre-Degree) courses

running; in the Colleges under the Gau-
###### hati University and the Dibrugarh
 University respectively recognised by the Government 0:£ Assam~


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORJ?INARY, APRIL. 18, 1984 921

' Provided that the Gauhati University or
###### the Dibrugarh Unive;:sHy or the Board of Seci'.m-
 dary Education shall continue to have the same
jurisdictions as is nmv exercised by it over the

         - olleges/Rig' ;er Secondary Schools . till such
###### time as the 3tate Government may, by notifi-
cation in the Official Gazette appoint.

Afdlnmis.sioJ?. 2. •Notwithstanding anyt'hing contained in
o st1tut1ons        -        - _f i_ T
in other Sect10n 1, any Government of a State or er-

st at ~~ .and ritory o~ t\.dmini:::tration othe ... than the Govern-
Adm1mstra-      -
tion to the ment of A. f·r:,1 r1' 8 Y anply to t he Council for

;ret~i~eges being admitted to the previleges of the Council
Council. and the Council may. subiect to. such conditions
as it Il}ay think fit to impos·e, admit such State
###### or T.erritory or Administration to the previleges
of the Counci l.

Definitions. 3. In this _P_ct,_ unle ;:s there is anything
###### repugnant tn the subiect or context: /

(a) "Council" rrieans the Council for
###### Higher Secondary Education establi-
shed under this Act ;

'(b) "Chairman" means the Chai'rman of
###### the Couneil.

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(c) "Controller of Examination" means
###### the Officer conducting the Examinations
 of the Council.

(d) "Education Department" :t,neans the
###### Department of · Education of the Government of .Assam.

                   - (e) "Fund" means the Council · for Higher
Secondary Education Fund constituted .
###### under thi.s Act ; ·

(f) "P rincipal" means the head of the

###### teach ing staff of a: Higher Secondary

School or College by whatever name
###### he or she is· designated ;


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f'.122 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDI~ARY, APRIL 13, 1%4

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###### , (g) "Higher Secondary School" means a

School or Department of a School
giving instructions in Higher Secon-
###### dary Education (plus 'two stag@) and preparing students for Higher Second- dary School Leaving Certificate
Examination.                -

(h) "Junior College" means a College or
###### Department of a College giving instructions in plus two stage and preparing students for Higher Secon- dary School Leaving Certificate
Examination.

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(i) "Managing Committee" means a Mana-
ging Committee of a Higher Secon-

###### dary School.

(j) "Governing Body" mean_s a Governing
Body of a College .

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(k) «Recognised" means recognised by the
Council for the· purpose of; admission
###### to the previleges of the Council or: prior to recognition by the Council by any University established by law in India or · by any Board recognis·ed
 by the State Government.

(1) "Regulation" means a regulation made
###### by the State G;0vernment under this Act;

(m) "Rule" means a rule made by the State

Governn:i~nt under this Act ;

(n) . "Higher Secondary Education" means
###### such education as is designed to meet
 the needs of the plus two stage which

folJows immediately the stage nf

Secondary Education and precedes

" immediately the ~ stage of D~,1".~E) or


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY. APRIL'I80 1984 923

Diploma Education controlled oy the

' University established bY law in
India or by a Council constituted by
Government for this purpose ;

(o) "Secretary~' means the Secretary of the
Council.

(p) "Notification" means a notification **puo-**

lished in the Official Gazette.

(q) "Government" means the State

Government of Assam.

(r) "State" means the State of Assam.

Establish• 4. (1) The Government shall as soon as
ment of the may be after the commencement of
Council and

jtS status. this Act, establish by notification, a

Council for regulation, superv1s10n

and development of Higher Secon-
###### dary Education in accordance with

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(2) The Council shall be a body · corpo-
###### rate having perpetual succession and
a common seal and shall have power
to acquire and hold property, both
movable and immovable, and to
###### transfer any property held by it,
necessary for the purposes of carry-
ing out its duties and functions, and
shall by the said name sue or be ~

sued.

Gonst;tution 5. (1) The Council shall consist of the fol-
ci of I. the Cour.- lowing members namely '.-

(i) a Chairman to be nominated by

###### the Government.


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**Ex·-Officio Mem hers :-**

(ii) Director of Public Instructions,
Assam. -Vice Chairman. ,

(iii) Director of Agriculture, Assam.

{iv) Director of Technical Education,

Assa,rn.

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(v) Director of Health ,Services, As-

sam.

(vi) Director of Industries, AssaJ. ·

, (vii) r>ean, Assam Agricultural Col-

lege, AAU, Jorhat.

{viii} Dean, Assam Veterinary College,

AAU, Khanapara.

(ix) Chairman, Board of Secondary

###### Education, Assam. 0

Members to be nominated eby the
###### Government

(x) One Inspect.or' of Schools.

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(xi) One Principal from any Govern-

###### ment Higher Secondary Schools.

(xii) One Principal from any' Pro-

vincialised Higher "" Se.condary

Schools.

(xiii) One Principal from any Deficit

Colleges under the Dibrugarh

###### University, \

(xiv) ·one Principal from              - any Deficit

1
Colleges under the Gauhati
###### University.

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(xv) One Principal from any Govern ..
###### ment Colleges.

(xvi) One representative of each of the

Universities of the State on the
recommendations of respective

Vice- Chancellors.

)

(xvii) One Principal from any Teachers'

_I_ Training Colleges.

(xviii) One Principal from any Engine-

###### ering Colleges.

(xix) Two Principals from Junior Col-

leges-On_c from each University.

(xx) Two representatives 'from recog-

###### ' nised Higher Secondary School/
 Junior College Teachers' Associa-
tion.

Co-opted Me_mbers :

0

(xxi) The Council shall have power to
co-opt not more than three . '

###### members from amongst the dis- tinguished education.ists of the
State.

(xxii) The Government shall appoint an

officer of the Government as Ex-
Officio Secretary of the Council
who shall also be an Ex-Officio

###### member of the Council. The
emoluments of the Ex-Officio

###### Secretary shall be determined by the Government iiJ.nd shall be paid from the Council's fund.

(2) The Chairman shall 1:-e nominated by
###### the Government for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-nomina ...
 tion for a second term only.


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(3) The Government                - may remove the

Chairmatl' before the expiry of his term

###### ,

of appointment by · giving one month's
notice thereto, in writing, if the Govern-
###### ment considers his continuance as ·chair-
man, fox: good and sufficient grounds, to
be detrimental to the interest of the
Council.

(4) The emoluments · of the Chairman and

' other terms and 'conditions of.. his ser-
vice shaU be determined by the G_overn- .
###### ment and such emoluments shall be paid

fro:rp the Council's fund. ~

(5) The Chairman shall presid~ over all th.e

                      - meetings of the Council and of the dif-
###### ferent committees constituted by it. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-

. Chairman shall preside over the ·meet-

ings of the Council or of ~ any committee.

Pnhlication'ifi 6. The names of persons nominated or co-

~1~/~~~b~!sopted as members of the Council, shall be pub-

oi the Coun-lished by notification in the Official Gazette by

cJ • the Government .

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Term of ;i 7. Term of Office of members -

Office of _>::._
m mbers.

(i) Nominated members shall hold office
for a term of three years from the
###### date of the notification published under
Section 6 and the term 'of office of co-
opted members shall terminate on the
same date as that of the nominated
###### members:

 Provided that the Government may, by notification, in the Officfall Gazette, extend the. term not exceeding one

... year.

(ii) Notwithstanding the e~pfry of the term
###### of three years specified in clause (i)

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###### the term of office of the outgoing mem- bers shall be -deemed to extend to the

. · date on which the names of the newly
###### nominated members are published under Sectio.n 6.

 for

Disqualifi- . 8. (1) [A ] [person ] [shall ] [not ] [oe ] [eligible ]
cations for nomination or co-option as a member
membership of the Council or of the Committees

###### formed by it, if he -

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.. [. ]"~

(a) has ·been adjudged by a ·court of.

###### law to be of unsound mind ;

(b) is an undischarged j:nsolvement;

(c) has oeen convicted by a court of
###### law for an offence involving. moral
 J
 turpitude.

(2) If a nominated or co-opted meml:ier of
###### the Council or any Committee formed by it, becomes, subject to any of the
disqualifications specified in sub-sec-
###### tion (I), his membership shalrcease.

(3) All disputes . relating to the eligibility . ·

             - of any person for nomination/co-option,

###### shall be referred to the Government
whose decision on such matters shall
###### be final.

9. (1) The Chairman may resign his seat by

Resignation '· giving notice thereto in writing to the

of m~mbcr '

and casual .Government and he shall be deemed

vacancy etc. to have vacated his seat from the

/ .date of aceeptance of his resignation

###### by the Government.

(2) A member of the Council, other than
###### an Ex-Officio / memb~r may resign
his ·seat by giving notice thereof in

###### writing to the Chairman, and such


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###### member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat from the date of
acceptance of his- resignation by the
###### Chairman.

(3) The Government may, by notification,

remove any nomina~ed or co-opted
###### member who· remains absent from
 three consecutive meetings of the
CQuncil without the leave of the
Council.

(4) In the event of a casual vacancy oc-

               - urred by resignation, removal, death
###### or disqualification of a member, such vacancy shall be filled by nomination or co-option, as the case may be in the manner provided in Section 5:

(5) Any person nominated or co-opted to
fill a casual vacancy shall hold office
for the                  - unexpired portion of the

###### term of office of the member in whose

'place he is nominated or co-opted.

Meeting _of_ 1 O (i) Ordinary Meetings-The Council
_tht_ Council.         -
###### shall meet not less than thrice a year, but four months shall not intervene between two successive meetings.

(ii) Special Meetings-The Chairman, may,
###### at any time, and shall upon requisi-·

tion made by not less than one:-third
of the members of the Council othe·r

###### than the ex-officio members and on
a date not 'more than twenty-one
days of the receipt of such requisition,
call a . special meeting of the Councit

(a) Twenty-one days' notice shall be given

for ordinary me~tings and ten days'

notice for special meetings of the

Council.


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Quori.lID : -11. {i) Nine members of the Council shall

Proceedu1gs

not i nvaJi.        - orm a quorum for a meeting of the

dated by .Council '

rca»on of
vacdcits.

(ii) Subject to the prov1s10ns contained
###### in sub-clause (i) np act OF proceedings of the Council shall ·be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any
 vacancy among the members of the Council.

Ofliceri of 12. (1) The following shall be the ofikers
the of the Council :
###### c u.uc:il.

(i) The Chairman,
(ii) The Secretary,

(iii) The Controller of Examination,
###### (iv) The Deputy Secretary (Academic,,
 (v) The Deputy Secretary (Administration).

(2) The Council may appoint such other
###### officers ·and employees as it may considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act on such terms and conditions. as · may be determined by regulations made by the Council subject to the approval of tJ:;ie Government .

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113. (l) Subject to the prov1s1ons of this Act

.Powers and the powers and duties of the Council

duties of the /
Council. shall be as follows, namely : ~ .

(i) to prescriOe currieulum, syllabus, and

' o: courses .of instructions for                      - Higher

###### Secondary· Stage which may be frn-
 parted in a College or Higher Secon-
 . dary School ; '

(ii) to conduct examinations based on
###### such courses ;


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~30 THE . ASSAM G~ZETTE EXTRAORDI°NARY APJU~

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. (iii) to admit to its examinations, .on condi-

tions that may be prescribed by
regulations, candidates who .... have
###### pursued the prescribed courses of instruction and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates
as may be prescribed by regulation ;

(iv) to demand and receive such fees as
###### may be prescribed by regulations ;

(v) to publish the r esults of its examina-

tion ;

(vi) to grant certificates to · students pas-

..., ...... sing the examinations ;

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(vii) to institute and award scholarships,

prizes etc.

(viii) to prescribe and select text books and
###### supplementary books;

(ix) to . lay down conditions _of recognition_
###### of ·Higher Secondary Schools, and junior Colleges·;

(x) to recognise Higher Secondary Schools
###### and to withdraw such :re~ognition;-

(xi) to take such disciplinary action as it
###### thinks fit against institutions as
pr escriqed by regulations;

(xii) to adopt measures for study and
###### examination of problems . in the field of Higher Secondary Education;

(xiii) to advise the                     - overnment on physi-
cal, moral and social welfare of stu-
###### dents in recognised _institutions, and
 to prescribe conditions of their resr-
dence and discipline ;

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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, __ E~'l'RAORDINARY, APRl_L 18, 1934 931

{xiv) to prescribe necessary qualifications of
###### teachers in .recognised Higher Secon- dary Schools ;

(xv) to receive grants from the Govern-
###### ment and donations from pdva'te and
individuals or .associations for specific
###### or generaLpurposes;

(xvi) ·to call for reports from the Director
###### of Public Instructions regarding the

.·conditions of recognised institutions

###### 0r of institutions applying for recogni- tion; · ·

(xvii) to advise the Government on .. re-
organisation and dev<elopment of Hig-
###### her Secondary Education ;

(xviii) to advise the Government relating to
###### any matter within the provisions of this Act on which the Government may consult the Council ; ,

(xix) to appoint officers and other em-

ployees of the Council, and to pres-

'cribe by regulations the terms and
conditions of their services ; ..

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(xx) to .institute by reguia.t:~ons for -the
benefit of its officers and other em-
ployees such pension, gratuity and
###### provident fund as it may deem fit in

~uch manner; and subject to such
conditions as may be prescribed by .
regulations.

(xxi) to delegate any of its1 powers to any

_:r.-_ Committee · constituted under this

###### Act;

(xxii) to administer the Higher Secondary

Equcation Council Fund ;


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(xxiii) to receive, purchase and hold any

pr operty, . movable or immovable,

###### which may become vested in it, and
to dispose of or any of the pro-

perty, movable _Qr_ immovable belong-
ing to it, and also to do all other acts
###### incidental or appertaining thereto ;

(xxiv) to do all such acts and things as may
be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act.

(2) It shall be the endevour of the Coun-

'cil to prepare and publish text books
###### and Supplementary books through ·
 the Assam State Text Book Produc-
tion and Publication Corporation Ltd. ,
a Government undertaking.

If, however, the Assam State Text Book
###### Production and Publication Cprporation Ltd. ,
fails to prepare and publish text books and

supplementary books within a reasonable period,
###### the Council will have freedom to prepare and

publi~h them through any other agencies or
###### under its own contrql giving proper notice to the
Assam State Text Book Production and Publi-
cation Corporation Ltd.

Powers of 14. Notwithstanding anything contained in

the Govern· this Act _
ment. ,

(1) The Government shall have the right
to address the Council with reference ,

###### to anything conducted or done by the
Council and to communicate its views
on any matter witl:i which the Council

, _ is concerned.

(2) The Council shall report to the
Government such action, if any, as it
proposes to take or has taken, on the

communi~ation of the Government.


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1'HE ASSAfyI GAZET~E._:_EXTRAORDINA:~Y. APRIL_l8, 1984 933 .

                   - (3) The .Government may ·after consulta-
tion with the Council issue such direc-

, tions c~nsistent with ~ the provisions of
this Act" as it may think fit, and the

Council shall comply with such direc-
tions.

(4) The Government m~y, by order in

writing specifying the reasons thereof,

suspend the execution of ariy resolution
###### or order of the Council and prohibit the doing of an act ordered to be done by Council, if the Government is of the opinion that such . resolution, order or act is in excess of the powers con- ferred upon the Council ·by or under this Act.

(5) The Government may, after consulta-
tion with the Council, suspend or re-
move a member whose continuance
as a member of the Council is consi-
dered to be detrimental to the inte-
###### rest of the Council.

Constitution . 15. A fund to be cailed Higher Secondary

s~c~~~~; Education Council Fund shall be constituted and
Education all sums received by or on behalf of the Council
Council
Pund. under this Act shall be placed to the credit
thereof.

9ustody and 16. All moneys at the credit of the Fund

~~vu~!flr;h_shall be kept in the State Bank of India or . the .
er SecondaryAssarn Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. or in any
Education council na t' 10n ise i· d B an k , as tl 1e C ounc1 'l inay d e t ermine. . .

Fund . .

Anplication 1.7: Subject .to the prov1s10ns of this Act, 'the
of the Fund.           - .
###### Fund shall be applicable . only to the payment
 pf the charges . and expenses incidental to inatters .

s p e cifi~d in this Act.               -               -

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'
Accou,\ udit n~ of the of 18 • Th e aCCOUn t S 0 'f t e h C OUnCi · 1 S h a 11 b e

he c o·u ncil audited only by such agency as may be specified by _I'_

###### the Government and a copy of the audited ac-
 tounts shall be submitted by the Council to the Government by such date each year as the Government may specify.

Powe r~ and 19. (1). It shall be the duty of the Chairman
autiChairman. es of the        - to see that the provisions of this Act

###### and the regulation, made under it are
faithfully observed, and the decisions \
of the Council are duly implemented '

###### and he shall have all the powers neces-

~ary for this purpose.

(2). The Chairman shall have , power to
convene meetings of the Council.

(3) .When any emergency ar~sing ·out of

administrative business of the Coun-
cil requires, in the opinion of the Chair-

' . ' ~ man, that immediate action should be

taken, the Chairman shall take such

action as he. deems necessary and re-
###### port his action . to the Council at its next n;ieeting. •

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(4) The Chairman shall exercise sy.ch

###### other powers as may . be prescribed
 by the regulations.

Nwers and     - 20 . The Secretary of the Council shall be

d.utie.- of Qffi cl 1 11
Sfcretar'y. the Principal Administrative cer, an .s 1a      -

subject' to the c·ontrol of the . Chairman, pe:rform

###### such duties as may be prescribed by regulation.

Powers "nd 21. Other Officers will have such powers

duties of l t•
other and duties as may be prescribed by regu a ions:

Ofiicers.

Committee.> 2:l. (1) The C.ouncil shall, for the purpos~ of ,

of Coundl. carrying out its duties and functions


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, APR lL 18, 1984 935

imposed under this Act, appoint the
following committees namely :-

' I

(i) Ourriculum and syllabus Committee.
(ii) Examination Committee.
(iii) Recognition Committee.
(iv) Finance 'committee . .

'(v) Administration Committee and

(vi) Such other Committees as may be

fq~nd necessary.

(2). Every such committee shall consist of
###### such members of the Council and of such other persons as the Council may

qppoi11t. _

{3) Every such Committee except the

Admini$tration Committee and the

, ~~rll1ination Committee, may co-opt
persons to be members to the extent of!
one third of the ~embers appointed to it.

###### ..

{4.) Members of such Committee shall hold
office for such tiµie as the Council may
###### determine.

{5) Subject to the provisions of this Act and
###### the rules made thereunder the duties

a:qd functions of the Committees shall
###### be qete:r~ined by regulations.

Exercise of 23. All matters relating to exercise o':Jl
poWerS egated. _del• b);_ powers conferred upon the Council by

the Po~,cJI to this -4\ct which are by regulations dele-
domm1ttc~.

gpt~d t_o ~nY fOmmittee appointed under
section 22 shall stand referred to that

~ommittee, anq the Council before

exerCising 'such powers shall receive and

~onsid~r the report or recommendation of
###### t4e Committee with respect to the matter

               - in question.


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Power of 24. {l) The Council may subject to the
Council -to
make r gula- approval of the Government make
tions.

###### regulations for the purpose o:ii
 carrying out the provisions o~ this
Act.

                         - (2) In particular and without prejudice
###### to the generality of the foregoing
powers, the Council may make re-
###### gulations providing for all or any of the following matters namely:-

(a) the constitution, powers and
###### duties of Committee appointed under Section 22 ;

(b) courses of study to be laid down
###### for different examinations ;

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(c) marks required for passing in any
###### subject and the examination as
a whole, and for credit and dis-
###### tinction in any subject;

(d) qualifications, appointment and ~

###### remuneration- of examiners, pa- per-setters and others ;

(e) conducting examinations ?.nd

###### publishing the results ;

(f) conditions of recognition of' Hig-
###### her Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges;

"
(g) conditions under which candi-
###### dates shall be admitted · to the examinations ot the Council ;
(h) disciplinary measures 'for malpra-
ctices in examinations ;

fl) fixing of fees and charges in
###### respect of examinations ;


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 18, 1984 937

(j) provident fund, etc. for the bene-
fit of the employees of the Coun-
###### cil;

(k) rate of travelling and daily al-
lowances to the non-official mem-
###### bers of the Council or Commit-
 tees;

(1) delegation of powers or assign-
###### ment of functions to Committees
formed under this Act ;

(m) all matters which, by this Act
###### are to be or may be provided for by regulations :

 Provided that 3.ll regulations, alterations and revocation thereof shall be subject to appro- val by the Government and published in the
Official Gazette.

Council to 25. The Council shall furnish to the Govern-

!Fi~~tu~0-ment such reports, returns and statements and

et~. to the such other information relating to any matter
Government.under the control of the Council as the Govern-

###### ment may require.

Powers of 26. If in the opinion of the Government, the
the Govern-Council has shown its incompetence to perform
constitute ment to or pers1sten y · tl ma d e d e f au 1 ' t in t e h per f ormance
the Council. of the duties imposed, or exceeded or abused
###### the powers conferred upon it by or under this
Act, the Government shall formulate in writing
specific charges against the Council in respect
of those matters and shall forward a copy of such
###### charges to the Council with direction to submit any comments or explanations in respect there-
of to the Government within such period as may
be specified in this behalf. After the considera-
###### tion of the comments or explanations submitted by the Council, the Government may, if it thinks
fit, by notification supersede the Council and


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938 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 18, 1984

###### thereafter reconstitute the Council in accor-

dance ~ with the provision of Section 5 and in every
###### such case, the Government shall, as soon as may

b~, lay before the Stat!= Legislature a copy of the
said notification together with the statement
###### of the reasons which led to such reconstitution.

Vesting of d f
powers till 27. Until the Council is reconstitute a ter

reconstitu- supersession under Section 26, the duties and
tion of th~
c~u~c~. powers of the Council shall be performed and

exercised by, and the property of the Council
###### shall vest in, such person or authority as the Government may specify by notification.

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Government Power of. 28. (1) The Government may make rules
to make for carrying out the purposes of this
rules. Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall

###### be laid. as soon as may be after it
is made, before the Assam Legislative
###### Assembly while it is iri session 'for
a totC\l period of fourteen days, which
mC\Y be ~ompri~ed ~~ ope sess~on or

###### in two s11ccesstv~ sessj_ons, and if, b~­
fore the expiry of the session ill

###### which it is so laid or the session im- mediately foffowing, the Assam
Legislative Assembly agree in making
###### any modification in the rule or the
Assam Legislative Assembly agree
###### that the rule should not be made,
 the rule shall thereafter have effect
onl:v, in such modlfied farm or be o:fi
no effect, as the case mC!,y: b~; so howe-
ver, that ~:µy such                  - odification or
###### annulment shall be without -prejudice to the valic:Iity of anythi!lg p:reviously
done or omitted to be done under that
rule. .. . , ~                  -

###### ¥P· SAADULLAH,

Sec.retary to the G9vt. of Assam,

                                             - Legislative Department.

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1;/\t.;HATI .. Printed and pnblish•d by theSupdt i/c. Assam Govt. Printing Press

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