The Punjab Education Development Act, 1998
Preamble
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS THE PUNJAB EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1998 (PUNJAB ACT 26 OF 1998) (As amended upto the 15th July, 2025) Bikh GOVT. OF PUNJAB u THE PUNJAB EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1998 Sections CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Establishment of Board, its constitution, powers and duties 4. Audit 5. Officers and employees of the Board 6. Levy and collection of cess 7. Constitution of Fund 7-A. Transfer of land or building 7-B. Public-private-partnership 7-C. Exemption from payment of tax or fee etc. 8. Purposes for which the Fund may be applied 9. Power of Government to issue directions to the Board 10.Protection of action taken in good faith 11.Power to make rules 12.Power to make regulations 13.Power to remove difficulties IndiaCode THE PUNJAB EDUCATION DEVELPOMENT ACT, 1998 (Punjab Act No. 26 of 1998) [Received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 26th August, 1998, and was first published for general information in the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), Legislative Supplement, dated the 28th August, 1998.] Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by the legislation The Punjab Education Development Act, 1998 Amended by Punjab Act No. 5 of 2008 e An Act to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Education Development Board with a view to improve the quality of education in the State and for improving infrastructural facilities and amenities in the educational institutions in the State. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Forty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows: - Short title and commencement.
Sections
Type to filter. 13 sections.
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