The Assam Basic Education (Amendment) Act, 1958
#### ASSAM ACT XXVI OF 1958
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THE ASSAM BASIC:: EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1958

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 24th October 1958)

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(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published_ in the fissam _Gazette,_ dated the 29th October 1958]

_An_
_Act_
_further_ _to_ _amend the_ _Assam_ _Basic Education.Act, 1954_

##### Preainble.-Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Basic
Education Act, 1954 (Assam Act XXVI of 1954), hereinafter called the
Principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;
##### It is hereby enactea m the ninth year of the Republic of India as
follows:-

1. Short title, extent and comm.enceinent.-{1) This Act may be
called the Assam Basic Education (Amendment) Act, 1958.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the Principal Act.
(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Ainendm.ent of Section 2(13) of Assain Act XXVI of 1954.-
The following explanation shall be added to sub-section (13) of Section 2.

_"Explanation.-There may be more than one region in the_ same subdivi·

sion or a district''.

3. Am.endinent: of Section 17(1)(d) of Assam. Act XXVI of
_1954.-Insert_ the words "if any" between the words "in the region" and

"as defined" occurring in the third line of Clause lD) of sub-section (1) of
Section 17.

4. Ainendinent of Section 17(I)(e) of Assain Act XXVI of
##### 1954.-The following explanation shall be added to Clawse (e) of sub-
section (1) of Section 17.

_"Explanation.-In_ the case of a Local Board the jurisdiction of which
extends over more than one region, the Local Board concerned will elect two
representatives to each of the School Boards of such regions''.

5. Ainendinent of Section 17(l)(h) of Assain Act XXVI of 1954.-
_/nsert_ the words "if any" between the words "Panchayats" and "of the"

occurring in the first line of Clause (h) of sub-section (1) of Section 17.

6. Ainendm.ent of Section 20 (I) of Assain Act XXVI of 1954.-
The following explanation shall be added to sub-section (1) of Section 20.

_"Explanation.-In_ the case of a reconstituted School Board the term of
five years shall commence from the date of publication of the notification pf

the names of the members in t.he official Gazette".

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_'1._ **Amendment of Section 27 of Assam** **Act** **XXVI** **of** 1954.-The
following shall be added as sub-section A of Section 27 :- -

"A. Notwithstanding anything coq.tained in the Act, if at any time
the State Government, in consultation with the State Advisory Board for Basic
Education or otherwise, is of the opinion that in order to further Basic Edu-
cation, the area under the jurisdiction of a Schoul Board fixed by the State
Government should be divided the State Government shall be competent to
divide such area and constitute two or more School Boards in place of the

already existing, after reallocatin~ the areas".

On the reconstitution of the School Board the term of office of the old

School Hoard shall be deemed to have expired and its powers and functions
shall vest in and _ be exercised and _ carried out by . the new School

Boards in such manner as the State Government may direct)).

A<lP (Leg) 25/59- 1550-6• l0.S9


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