(1) Ii' the existing resources of the Commissioners of any Municipality are not sufficient to cover the cost of free and compulsory primary education within the Municipality, the Commissioners of the Municipality • shall, with the previous sanction of the State Government, impose an education cess, in such manner as may be prescribed, and all amounts derived therefrom shall be devoted solely to the purposes of free and compulsory primary education within the Municipality.
(2) The education cess shall.
exceeding two per cent. of the within the Municipality, as may rates may be prescribed for duff (less.
be levied at such rate, not annual value of holdings be prescribed and different erent Municipalities.
The TVedt Bengal Urban Primary Edu'cation Act, 1963. V xxviti of 1963.1
CHAPTER IV.
Supplemental.
• 16. (1) The State Government may out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without - prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may make rules prescribing the manner in which— oim_ -, (a) schemes under sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be prepared ;
(b) the education cess shall be 'levied.
(3) All rules made under this section shall be published * in the Official . Gazette.
17. All primary schools maintained by the Commissioners within a Municipality, or any part thereof, under the provisions of this Act shall be open to inspection by the inspecting officers of the Education Department of the State Government and such other persons as the State Govern-men] may appoint in this behalf. •
18. Every person authorised by the School Committee Certain under section 12 and every officer and servant of the School urn Committee, shall be deemed to be a public servant within pubaille.
the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. servants.
Ac o 111,epe • en. Aci, f 19. The Bengal Primary Education Act, 1919, is hereb repealed y •ry
1919.
11130 P.64,5 570A 3M make make rules to carry Power of State Government to make ruins.
Schools to be opened to inspec• tion.
Act XLV of 1860.
Ben.
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