The Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
maharashtra · 2024
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
- S. 3Section 3 defines unfair means in competitive exams, including unauthorized aids, impersonation, and question leaks.
- S. 4No person or group of persons or institutions shall collude or conspire to facilitate indulgence in any such unfair mean
- S. 5Section 5 prohibits unauthorized entry to exam centers, leaking or solving exam papers, and sharing confidential info for unfair means.
- S. 6Section 6 prohibits paper setters from sharing or publicizing exam questions they create, except as per written authority.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates reporting of unfair means in competitive exams to police and the examination authority.
- S. 8Section 8 prohibits unauthorized use of premises for competitive exams without written approval, except in cases of force majeure.
- S. 9Section 9 penalizes unauthorized assistance in competitive exams and failure to report unfair means by service providers.
- S. 10All offences under this Act, shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes unfair means in competitive exams with imprisonment and fines, with higher penalties for service providers and firm officials.
- S. 12Section 12 imposes severe penalties including imprisonment and fines for organized crime in competitive exams, and forfeits institution property.
- S. 13Section 13 assigns investigation duties to police officers and allows state government to refer cases to any state agency.
- S. 14Section 14 allows the State Government to amend the Schedule of the Act by adding, modifying, or deleting entries.
- S. 15Section 15 deems examination authority officials acting under this Act as public servants under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- S. 16Section 16 protects public servants from legal suits for actions done in good faith during official duties, except for administrative actions or offenses under this Act.
- S. 17Section 17 ensures the Act's provisions supplement, not override, existing laws.
- S. 18(1) The State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of
- S. 19Section 19 allows the government to issue orders to resolve difficulties in implementing the Act, but only within two years of its commencement, and these must be presented to the State Legislature.
- S. 2000Section defines key terms used in the Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, including organized crime, paper setter, and service provider.
- S. 2009Unfair means
- S. 2013—
- S. 2023Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant