Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2019

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    "title": "Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2019",
    "short_title": "Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2019",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act No. 8 of 2019)",
    "act_year": 2019,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2019",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and Commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Act\" means the Bihar Private Schools (Fees Regulation) Act, 2019;\n(ii) \"Academic year\" means the year commencing on the first day of April to the last day of March;\n(iii) \"State Appellate Authority\" means the Appellate Authority Constituted under the Bihar State School Teachers and Employees Complain Redressal Rules, 2015;\n(iv) \"Fee Regulatory Committee\" means committee constituted at the Divisional level as mentioned in section-3.\n(v) \"Fees\" means any amount by whatever name called and collected, directly or indirectly by a school for the purpose of admission, readmission, development, annual fees, study fee (tuition fees), books, teaching material, Uniform, transportation fee/charges, extra/co- curricular activities or for any purposes from a pupil for any class/course of study.\n(vi) \"Government\" means Government of Bihar;\n(vii) \"Management\" in relation to a school means Managing Committee or any person, Body of persons, Committee or any Governing Body by whatever names called, in which power of management of school or administration of activities is vested:\n(Viii) \"Private School\" means the School, established and administered or maintained by a person or body of persons, imparting pre-primary, primary, middle, Secondary and Senior Secondary education, i.e. conducting classes from Nursery to Class XII or a part there of, affiliated to a Board recognized by the Government. But, it does not include, an aided school or a School established and administered or maintained by the Central Government, State Government or any other local authority. Subjects on which the Right to Education Act, 2009 and Rules in conformity thereof, the State Government has notified, provisions of this Act will not apply. Provisions of this Act will not apply to the institutions being run under the provisions of Minority category.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Fee Regulatory Committee at Division level.",
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            "content": "1\nDivisional Commissioner\n-\nChairman\n2\nRegional Deputy Director Education\n-\nMember Secretary\n3\nDistrict Education Officer of divisional head\n\t\t\t\tquarter\n-\nMember\n4\nTotal two representatives of private schools\n\t\t\t\tNominated by the Divisional Commissioner\n-\nMember\n5\nTwo guardian representatives nominated by the\n\t\t\t\tDivisional Commissioner\n-\nMember",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Regulation of Fees in private Schools.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Powers and functions of the Fee Regulatory Committee.",
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            "content": "(i) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him/ her on oath;\n(ii) The discovery and production of any document;\n(iii) The receipt of evidence on affidavits;\n(iv) The issuing of any Commission for the examination of witness.\n(v) Constituting any physical verification /enquiry regarding this matter.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Regulation of Accounts.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Penalties.",
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            "content": "(i) For first offence, maximum Rs.-1,00,000/- (one lakh);\n(ii) For every subsequent offence, Rs- 2,00,000/- (Two lakh) per offence.\n(iii) In case of not depositing determined penalty within a month, or in the case of commission of repeated offences, the Fee Regulatory Committee will have power to make recommendation of cancellation of recognition or approval of the private school or any other course for which the Divisional Commissioner received complaint in respect of the private school.\n(iv) If the Guardian submits complaint on exorbitant increase of fees or any other point with evidence and affidavit, the Fee Regulatory Committee shall take decision within 60 (sixty) days.\n(v) On being not satisfied with the decision taken at the Fee Regulatory Committee headed by the Divisional commissioner, any party may prefer appeal as per rules before the State Appellate Authority.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Appeal.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Amounts received as penalties.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Jurisdiction of Civil courts barred.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power to amend.",
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            "content": "(ii) Every notification issued under sub-section (i) relating to provisions of this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is issued, before the State legislature.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to make Rules.",
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        "Act ID": "bh584",
        "Act Number": "(Bihar Act No. 8 of 2019)",
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        "Act Year": "2019",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2019",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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