(1) This Act may be called the Assam Non-Government Educational lnstitutions(Regulation and Management) Act, 2006.
(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazatte, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-------------
(a) “Director” means the Director of Secondary Educationa, Assam in respect of Secondary and Higher Secondary level of education and Director of Elementary Education, Assam in respect of Primary and Middle level of Education;
(b) "employee” means the teaching and non teaching staff of non-govemment educational institutions;
(c) "existing non-government educational institutions” means existing non-government educational institutions which are in existence on the date of commencement of this Act;
(d) “Highe • Secondary level of education” means education imparted from class XI to XII;
(e) ” Maneging Committee” means committee constituted under section 12 to perform the duties and functions entrust ad to it under the provisions of this Act; which term shall also include the governing bodies of the junior college s;
(f) “Middle level of education” means education imparted from c,ass V to VII;
(g) “non-government educational institutions" means schools or junior colleges established and run by an individual or assoc ia tion o f ind iv idua ls o r any N on-G overnm ent _______THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 20, 2007 .89, Organisation or society or trust, except the schools established and maintained by minorities under clause (1) of Article 30 of the Constitution of India and imparting education at Primary, Middle, Secondary and Higher Secondary Level without receiving any grants-in-aid from the State Government excluding the educational institutions run or aided by the Central Government or the State Government; The word “institution” wherever it occurs in the Act shall be construed accordingly;
(h) “permission” means permission accorded by the Director as required under section 4;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) “Primary level of education” means education imparted from class I to IV;
(k) “Secondary level of education” means education imparted from class VIII to X;
(l) “State Government" means the Government of Assam.
Power of the State Government to regulate non-government educational institutions Prior permission for establishment of non-government educational institutions and registration.