The Assam Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1972

; ':l080 l!lf:>'PT zj~9f<:il, ~Jft<ff1't, ~ ~r;~t<i~, ':l:;iH 1040 'l'HE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 6, (3) It shall come into force at once. Amend~ent 2. In Section 3 of the principal Act, for sub-sect\on ~~ se~~~~~ ( 1) the following shall be substituted, namely:- Act XXX of 1964. "(1) There shall be levied and paid to the State Government a duty, to be called the 'electricity duty', at the rate of three paise per unit of energy~ (a) supplied to a consumer by the Board; or (b) supplied to a consumer by a licensee generating energy or procuring energy in bulk from the Board ; or (c) generated by a 'person for his own use or con~umption." Md. SAADULLAH, 1972 Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Law Department. The 4th October 1972 No.351/72/2.-The following Act of the Asiam Legi:.olative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor hereby published for general information. ASSAM ACT XXIII OF 1972 (Received the assent of the Governor of the 28th September, 1972) THE ASSAM SECONDARY EDUCATION' (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972 [Published in the Assam Gazatte Extraodinary, dated the 6th October, 1972] An Act to amend the Assam Secondary Education Act, 1961 (Assam Act No.XXV of 1961) Preamble Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Secondary Education Act, 1961 hereinafter called the Assam Act principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing. xxv of 1961. It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- - ------------- - - ---------------- ------------ -------- - \ _}. ~~ 'ft~~. ~ajt:1~ct, ~ ~n:~t<r<f, :i:ii'I.~ :ios :i THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 6, 1972 1041 ------- Short title, 1. (1) This act may be called the Assam Secondary extent and Education (Amendment) Act 1972. commence- ' ment. (2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act. (3) It shali come into force on such date ot dates as the State Government may, by a notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Amendment 2. In Section 13 of the principal Act,- of Seclion (1) S b . (") h 11 b b . d - b h 13 of Assam u -section I s a e su st1tute y t e Act XXV following:- · · of 1961. "(i) to prescribe cul'riculum, syllabus, and course of instruction for High- Schools, Higher Secon• dary Schools and High Madrassas," (2) Sub-section (viii) shall be substituted by the fellowing:- "(viii) to prescribe and select text- books and supplementary books." · Inclusion of 3. After Section 13 of the principal Act, following a new sec- shall be added as a new Section 13 A. tion after Section 13 "13 A. It shall be the endeavour of the Board of Assam to prepare and publish t~xt books and supplementary ~;:J1 XXV books through the Assam State Text Book Production 1 ' and Publication Corporation Ltd., a State Govern­ ment undertaking from such date or dates after the Corporation i~ registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 as may be notified by the State Government in the official Gazette. If, however, the Assam State Text Book Produc tion and Publication Corporation Ltd.,' fails to prepare and publish text books and supplementary books within a reasonable period, the Board will have freedom to prepare and publish them through any other agencies or under its own control giving proper notice to the Assam State Text Book Production and Publication Corporation Ltd. Md. SAADULLAH, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Asaam; Law Department. SHILLONG :-Printed and published by the Superintendent, Go•t. Press (Ex-c:iazette ), No.239-1,87 6 +60-6-10-72.