Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Subject to any general • or special orders of the State Government, the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder, the Board shall have generally the power to guide, supervise and control primary education, and in particular the power— (a) to prepare and maintain a register of primary schools; (b) to provide by regulations, after considering the recommen- dations, if any, of the Curriculum Committee, the syllabus, the courses of studies to be followed and the books to be studied in primary schools and for examinations conducted by the Primary School Councils; (c) to maintain and publish, from time to time, lists of books approved for use in primary schools and for examinations conducted by the Primary School Councils and to remove the name of any such book from any such list; (d) to institute with the approval of the State Government such examinations as it may think fit, and to make regulations on all aspects connected with such examinations; (c) to make regulations regarding the conditions to be fulfilled by candidates presenting themselves for examinations conducted by the Primary School Councils; (f) to exercise general supervision and control over the work of the Primary School Councils and for that purpose to issue such instructions to the Primary School Councils relating to primary education as it may think fit and to call for reports from the Primary School Councils on matters relating to primary education; Powers and functions of the Board. 385 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973. [West Ben. Act (Part 11.—Chapter 111.—Powers and functions of the Board and the President.—Section 19.) (g) to administer theWest Bengal Board of Primary Education Fund; (h) to institute and administer such provident funds as may be prescribed; (i) to make regulations relating to the conduct, discipline and appeal in respect of the members Of the staff of the Board; (j) to make regulations relating to the conduct and discipline in respect of teachers and non-teaching staff of primary schools under the Primary School Councils; (k) to transfer any teacher or non-teaching staff from a primary school within the jurisdiction of one Primary School Council to a primary school within the jurisdiction of another Primary School Council; (I) to make regulations determining the mode of teaching and the medium of instruction to be followed in primary schools; (m) to make regulations for deciding any dispute relating to primary schools but not relating to teaching or non-teaching staff of such schools; (n) to determine, with the approval of the Director, the hours of instruction and the number and duration of vacations; (o) to hear appeal in the prescribed manner from the decision of a Primary School Council granting or refusing to grant recognition to any primary school; (p) to advise the State Government on all matters relating to primary education referred to it by the State Government; (q) to grant financial aids to Primary School Councils for the development of primary education or for any other purpose; (r) to perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as may be prescribed. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have the power to make regulations in respect of any matter for the proper exercise of its power under this Act: Provided that no regulation shall be valid unless it is approved by the State Government. (3) The State Government may, in according the approval referred to in the proviso to sub-section (2), make such additions, alterations and modifications therein as it thinks fit: Provided that before making any such additions, alterations or modifications the State Government may, if it thinks fit, give the Board an opportunity to express its views thereon within such period as may be specified by the State Government. 386 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973. XLIII of 1973.] (Part 11.—Chapter 111.—Powers and functions of the Board and the President.—Sections 20, 21.—Chapter IV.—Committees of the Board.—Sections 22, 23.) (4) All regulations approved by the State Government shall be published in the Official Gazette.