State Act

The Punjab School Education Board Act 2017 and amendment act 2021 (Principal Act 1969)

4[21. (1) The State Government shall exercise superintendence, direction and control over the Board and its officers and may call for any information which it may consider necessary. (2) If the State Government is of the opinion that the Board is not functioning properly in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and is abusing its powers or there is mismanagement, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette,supersede the Board: Provided that the period of supersession shall, in no case,exceed one year. (3) When the Board is superseded under sub-section (2), the following consequences shall ensue, namely: - (a) all members of the Board and its committees including the 1[Chairman and the Vice-Chairman], shall, from the date of notification, vacate their offices; (b) all powers, duties and functions, which under the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, are by the Board or any committee thereof or by the Chairman exercised or by any other officer of the Board, shall be exercised and performed by such person (hereinafter referred to as the administrator), as may be appointed by the State Government in this behalf: Provided that the administrator may, subject to the control of the State Government, delegate any of its powers, duties or functions to such other person, as he may think fit; and (c) all properties, including the Board Fund vested in the Board, shall, until it is re-constituted, vest in the administrator. (4) The State Government may, at any time appoint a committee consisting of such persons, as it may think fit to enquire into and report on any policy, administrative, financial or any other matter which the State Government may think fit in the interest of school education and functioning of Board. The State Government may,after considering the report of such committee, issue such directions to the Board, as it may think fit, and the Board shall comply with such directions. (5) Copyright of all material developed, printed, published by the Board,shall vest with the State Government. (6) The State Government may get any material pertaining to school education, published or printed from any agency as it may consider appropriate in public interest.]