The Gujarat Self financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2017.
gujarat · 2017
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- S. 1(!) This Act may be called the Gujarat Self financed Schools (Regulation Short title, extent of Pees) Act, 2017
- S. 3Section 3 establishes a Fee Regulatory Committee to determine fees in self-financed schools, with specific member qualifications and roles.
- S. 4Section 4 defines the jurisdiction and headquarters of the Fee Regulatory Committee in Gujarat.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates the State Government to fill vacancies on the Committee within six months and ensures no actions are invalidated by such vacancies.
- S. 6(I) The Fee Regul~tory Committee shall meet as and when necessary but at least once in a quarter at such ti
- S. 7The section allows the government to terminate a Fee Regulatory Committee member for insolvency, incapacity, moral turpitude, or proven misbehavior after a hearing.
- S. 8Section 8 empowers the Fee Regulatory Committee to determine and regulate fees in self-financed schools, scrutinize fee structures, and penalize for excess charges.
- S. 9Section 9 allows the Fee Regulatory Committee to exempt low-fee self-financed schools from fee determination and can withdraw exemptions if schools violate fee rules.
- S. 10Section 10 establishes the Fee Regulatory Committee to determine school fees based on various factors like location, infrastructure, and staff qualifications.
- S. 11Section 11 of the Gujarat Self financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2017 prohibits self-financed schools from exceeding fixed fees and mandates a single bank account for fee payments.
- S. 13(I) The Government shall regulate the maintenance of accounts by the self financed schools in such manner as may be pre
- S. 14(1) For contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made and penalli•
- S. 15Section 15 prohibits civil courts from intervening in decisions made by the Fee Regulatory Committee under the Act.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the State Government to issue necessary directions for regulating fees in self-financed schools.
- S. 17Section 17 states that the Act's provisions supplement, rather than override, existing laws.
- S. 18Section 18 prevents legal actions against the Committee, its members, government, or officials for their decisions under the Act.
- S. 19Section 19 deems committee members and staff acting under this Act as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 20(1) The State Government may, by notification iu the 0
- S. 21Section 21 allows the Gujarat State Government to issue orders to resolve difficulties in implementing the Act, subject to a two-year limit.
- S. 1860Section authorizes officials to act in good faith under the Act or its rules.
- S. 1972Section 1972 establishes a committee to determine and regulate fees for self-financed schools in Gujarat, prohibiting collection of excess fees.