In the principal Act, in section 10,-
(i) for the existing clause (i), the following shall be substituted, namely :-
"(i) The institution shall own and possess a minimum area of land with clear title of the institution over it as specified as under :-
(a) For Lower Primary (LP) and Middle English (ME) level Schools, the school shall have at least 2 (two) Bighas of land in one plot in case of rural areas and 1 (one) Bigha of land in one plot in case of Municipal and Town Committee areas including Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority and Guwahati Municipal Corporation Area.
(b) For High School, Higher Secondary School and Senior Secondary School including composite School, the School shall have at least 5 (five) Bighas of land in one plot in rural areas and 3 (three) Bighas of land in one plot in Municipal Town and Town Committee areas, 2 (two) Bighas of land in one plot in Guwahati Municipal Corporation and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority areas:
Provided that non-government educational institutions already granted prior permission and administrative recognition with land requirement before coming into force of this Amendment Act shall be allowed to run;";
(ii) in clause (ii), in the first line, for the word "toilets", the words "separate toilets for Boys and Girls" shall be substituted;
(iii) in clause (xi), in between the word "premises" and the punctuation mark ";" appearing at the end, the words "and the institution shall make proper parking arrangement for the use of the institution" shall be inserted;
(iv) in clause (xvi), after clause (c), the following new sub-clauses (d) and (e) shall be inserted, namely:-
"(d) Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering Department or any officer authorized by him to ensure providing of potable drinking water facilities to the students of the institution;
(e) The District Transport Officer of the concerned district or any officer authorized by him to examine the conditions and roadworthiness of the vehicles used by the institution for transportation of the students and for any other purposes.";
(v) in clause (xx), for the existing provisions, following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(a) All the non-government educational institutions registered under this Act shall provide adequate safety measures including fire safety measures in the institution premises and shall hold mock drills for preparedness for meeting any disaster at regular intervals. The school must have a Disaster Management plan for it duly published and the school authority should hold periodic review of the Plan so prepared and published. A certificate from the Disaster Management Authority shall have to be furnished as regards availability of adequate safety measures including fire safety measures in the School;
(b) In case of institutions situated in Municipal Towns, the institution must obtain and in possession of a certificate from the Municipal Board/Town Committee concerned to the effect that the building and class rooms have been constructed conforming to the building by-laws of such Municipal Board and Town Committee;
(c) In rural areas, a certificate from Executive Engineer, PWD (Building Division) under whose jurisdiction the school falls shall have to be obtained and in possession to the effect that the buildings and class rooms have adequate safety measures and construction is safe to house a school:
Provided that the Executive Engineer shall include Assistant Executive Engineer in respect of the locality where no Executive Engineer is available"
Section 5 • THE ASSAM NON-GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
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Section 5
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