THE DELHI SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1973

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1 · Short title, extent and commencement . — (1) This Act may be called the Delhi School Education Act, 1973.

2 · Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1 · . 28th April, 1973 , vide notification of the Delhi Administration in the Education Deptt. No. F. 5/15/72-Education dated 28th April, 1973, in respect of the provisions except Chapters II to V (both inclusive), sections 16, 17, 18, 22 and 27).

3 · Power of Administrator to regulate education in schools . — (1) The Administrator may regulate education in all the schools in Delhi in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

4 · Recognition of schools . — (1) The appropriate authority may, on an application made to it in the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner, recognise any private school:

5 · . Scheme of management . — (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law, the managing committee of every recognised school shall make, in accordance with the rules made under this Act and with the previous approval of the appropriate authority, a scheme of management for such school:

6 · Aid to recognised schools . — (1) The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, pay to the Administrator, for distribution of aid to recognised private schools, not being primary schools recognised by a local authority, such sums of money as that Government may consider necessary:

7 · School property . — (1) The management of every aided school shall furnish to the appropriate authority, initially, at the time of grant of aid and thereafter annually, a statement containing a list of school property together with such particulars as may be prescribed.

8 · Terms and conditions of service of employees of recognised private schools . — (1) The Administrator may make rules regulating the minimum qualifications for recruitment, and the conditions of service, of employees of recognised private schools:

9 · Employees to be governed by a Code of Conduct . — Every employee of a recognised school shall be governed by such Code of Conduct as may be prescribed and on the violation of any provision of such Code of Conduct, the employee shall be liable to such disciplinary action as may be prescribed.

10 · . Salaries of employees . — (1) The scales of pay and allowances, medical facilities, pension, gratuity, provident fund and other prescribed benefits of the employees of a recognised private school shall not be less than those of the employees of the corresponding status in schools run by the appropriate authority:

11 · Tribunal . — (1) The Administrator shall, by notification, constitute a Tribunal, to be known as the " Delhi School Tribunal " , consisting of one person:

12 · . Chapter not to apply to unaided minority school . —N —Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply to an unaided minority school.

13 · . Power to prescribe minimum qualifications for recruitment . — The Administrator may make rules regulating the minimum qualifications for, and method of, recruitment of employees of unaided minority schools:

14 · Power to prescribe Code of Conduct . — Every employee of an unaided minority school shall be governed by such Code of Conduct as may be prescribed.

15 · Contract of service . — (1) The managing committee of every unaided minority school shall enter into a written contract of service with every employee of such school:

16 · . Admission to recognised schools . — (1) A child who has not attained the age of five years, shall not be admitted to class I, or an equivalent class or any class higher than class I, in a recognised school.

17 · Fees and other charges . — (1) No aided school shall levy any fee or collect any other charge or receive any other payment except those specified by the Director.

18 · School Fund . — (1) In every aided school, there shall be a fund, to be called the " School Fund " , and there shall be credited thereto —

19 · . Affiliations . — (1) For the purpose of any public examination every recognised higher secondary school shall be affiliated to one or more of the Boards or Council conducting such examination and shall fulfil the conditions specified by the Board or Council in this behalf.

20 · Taking over the management of schools . — (1) Whenever the Administrator is satisfied that the managing committee or manager of any school, whether recognised or not, has neglected to perform any of the duties imposed on it by or under this Act or any rule made thereunder and that it is expedient in the interests of school education to take over the management of such school, he may, after giving the managing committee or the manager of such school, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action, take over the management of such school for a limited period not exceeding three years:

21 · Section 20 not to apply to minority schools . —N —Nothing contained in section 20 shall apply to any minority school.

22 · Delhi Schools Education Advisory Board . — (1) There shall be an Advisory Board for school education, to be called the " Delhi School Education Advisory Board " for the purpose of advising the Administrator on matters of policy relating to education in Delhi.

23 · Delegation of powers . — (1) The Administrator may delegate all or any of his powers, duties and functions under this Act to the Director or any other officer.

24 · Inspection of schools . — (1) Every recognised school shall be inspected at least once in each financial year in such manner as may be prescribed.

25 · . Jurisdiction of civil courts barred . —N —No civil court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter in relation to which the Administrator or the Director or any other person authorised by the Administrator or Director or any other officer or authority appointed or specified by or under this Act, is empowered by or under this Act to exercise any power, and no injunction shall be granted by any civil court in respect of anything which is done or intended to be done by or under this Act.

26 · Protection of action taken in good faith . —N —No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Administrator, Director or any other person authorised by the Administrator or Director for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule made thereunder.

27 · Liability of manager to punishment . — If the manager of any recognised private school.—

28 · Power to make rules . — (1) The Administrator may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, and subject to the condition of previous publication, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.

29 · . Power to remove difficulties . — If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty:

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