The Kerala Education (Amendment) Act, 1969[1] Complete Act - Bare Act

ACT 31 OF 1969 THE KERALA EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969[1]

An Act further to amend the Kerala Education Act , 1958

Preamble . "WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Kerala Education Act, 1958 (6 of 1959) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: "

1. Short title."This Act may be called the Kerala Education (Amendment) Act, 1969.

2. Insertion of new section after section 12."After section 12 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958 (6 of 1959) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely: "

"12A. Disciplinary powers of Government over teachers of aided schools. " (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 11 or section 12 and subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the Govern ment or such officer not below the rank of an Educational Officer, as may be authorised by the Government in this behalf, shall have power to take disciplinary proceedings against a teacher of an aided school and to impose upon him all or any of the penalties specified in the rules made under this Act.

(2) The Government or the officer authorised under sub-section (1), as the case may be, may suspend a teacher of an aided school when any disciplinary proceedings is proposed to be taken against him under that sub-section or when such disciplinary proceedings are pending:

Provided that"

(a) before exercising the powers under sub-section (1) the Government or the authorised officer as the case may be, may intimate the manager regarding the circumstances requiring disciplinary action against the teacher concerned and give the manager a reasonable opportunity of taking disciplinary action; and

(b) if the manager fails to take appropriate action it shall be open to the Government or the authorised officer to take appropriate disciplinary action against the teacher concerned.".

3. Repeal and Saving."(1) The Kerala Education (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 1969 (3 of 1969) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred under the principal Act as amended by this Act.