Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
EDUCATION
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Education Ordinance.
2. Department of Education.
2A. Creation of certain new posts in the Department of Education. [ 4, Law 35 of 1973]
3. Powers and duties of officers of the department.
4. Power to make reductions in grants.
5. Establishment of Central Advisory Council.
6. Function of the council.
7. Procedure, & c.
8. Tenure of office resignation and vacation of seat.
9. Local advisory committees.
10. Composition, term of office, & c, of local advisory committees.
11. Chairmen of local advisory committees.
12. Functions of local advisory committees.
13. Establishment of School Examinations Advisory Council.
14. Functions of school Examinations Advisory Council.
15. Meetings, appointment of members, and tenure and vacation of office by members of School Examinations Advisory Council.
16. Establishment of Educational Research council.
17. Functions of Educational Research council.
18. Meetings, appointment of members, and tenure and vacation of office by members, of Educational Research Council.
19. Application of Part III to urban areas and village areas.
20. Consequences of order under section 19.
21. Power to levy additional rate and to expend moneys for the purposes of this Ordinance.
22. Preparation of local education schemes.
23. Local education scheme to provide for control of local education fund.
24. Delegation of power to local education committee.
25. Composition of local education committee.
26. Local education sub-committees.
27. Provision of educational facilities in exceptional cases.
28. Borrowing powers of Urban or rural education authorities.
29. Acquisition of land or building.
30. Accounts and Audit.
31. Powers of auditor.
32. Every officer to be deemed a public servant.
33. Application of Parts I, IV, V and VII.
34. Religion, & c. no bar for admission.
35. Religious instructions.
36. Managers of assisted schools.
37. Regulations.
38. Explanation of adequate and suitable provision by parent.
39. Application of part VI.
40. Premises to be set apart on estates for establishing schools for children resident on the estates.
41. Establishment and maintenance of Government schools on premises set apart on estates under section 40.
42. Prohibition of unauthorized use of premises set apart under section40.
43. Parents to cause children to attend school.
44. Entry into estates.
45. Offences.
46. Interpretation of part VI
47. Prohibition of fees for admission to or education in Government and assisted schools. [ 2, 37 of 1958]
48. Duty of persons opening new schools to report to Director-General.
49. Notification of particulars relating to unaided schools.
50. Power of inspection.
51. Discontinuance of unaided schools which are unsatisfactory.
52. Appeal against order under section 51.
53. Tribunal of appeal.
54. Non-compliance with an order for discontinuance of an unaided school to be an offence.
55. Jurisdiction in respect of offences.
56. Power of Magistrate in certain cases to order child to be sent to certified industrial school.
57. Procedure.
58. Acquisition of land for purposes of the ordinance.
59. Power to remove difficulties.
60. Provisions as to orders and schemes.
61. Exemption from the provisions of this Ordinance,
62. The Interpretation.
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