(1) The State Government shall, with effect from such date as it may, by notification, appoint, constitute—
(a) a Central Commission by the name of the. West Bengal Central School Service Commission, and
(b) a Regional Commission by the name of the West Bengal Regional School Service Commission, in respect of each of the regions referred to in sub-section (2).
Constitution of Commission.
55 The West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997.
[West Ben. Act (Section 4.)
West Ben.
Act LIX of
1980.
Appointment and terms and conditions of service of members.
(2) For the purposes of clause (b) of sub-section (1), the territory of the State of West Bengal shall comprise four regions to be called the Eastern Region, the Southern Region, the Western Region and the Northern Region; each such region shall comprise such district or distrcts or part of a district as the State Government may, by notification, determine, and the territorial jurisdiction of a Regional Commission shall be construed accordingly.
Explanation 1.—Calcutta as defined in clause (9) of section 2 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a district.
Explanation 11.—Part of a district shall ordinarily mean a sub-division, or two or more, but not all, sub-divisions taken together, of that district as may be specified in the notification under this sub-section:
Provided that if the area of a district, or any part of a district, other than Calcutta, overlaps any part of the area included in Calcutta, such overlapping area shall be excluded from the territorial jurisdiction of the Regional Commission in respect of such district and shall be included within the territorial jurisdiction of the Regional Commission in respect of Calcutta.
(3) The State Government may, at any time, by notification enlarge or reduce the territorial jurisdiction of a Regional Commission constituted under clause (b) of sub-section (1).
(4) (a) The Commission shall consist of five members of whom one shall be the Chairman.
(b) Of the five members as aforesaid, one shall be a person who, not being an educationist, occupies or has occupied, in the opinion of the State Government, a position of eminence in public life or in judicial or administrative service, and the others shall have teaching experience, either as a Teacher of a University or as a Principal of a college for a period of not less than ten years, or as a teacher, other than Principal of a college, or as a Headmaster or Headmistress, for a period of not less than fifteen years.