THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACT, 2004

ACT NO. 2 OF 2005 · Enacted [6th January, 2005.] · 33 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 3.Constitution of National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions.

Section 4.Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson or other member.

Section 5.Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.

Section 6.Officers and other employees of Commission.

Section 7.Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants.

Section 8.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission.

Section 9.Procedure to be regulated by Commission.

RIGHTS OF A MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Section 10.Right to establish a Minority Educational Institution.

Section 10A.Right of a Minority Educational Institution to seek affiliation.

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF COMMISSION

Section 11.Functions of Commission.

Section 12.Powers of Commission.

Section 12A.Appeal against orders of the Competent authority.

Section 12B.Power of Commission to decide on the minority status of an educational institution.

Section 12C.Power to cancel.

Section 12D.Power of Commission to investigate matters relating to deprivation of educational rights of minorities.

Section 12E.Power of Commission to call for information, etc.

Section 12F.Bar of jurisdiction.

Section 13.Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 14.Grants by Central Government.

Section 15.Accounts and audit.

Section 16.Annual report.

Section 17.Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 18.[Omitted.]

Section 19.Chairperson, Members, Secretary, employees, etc., of Commission to be public servants.

Section 20.Directions by Central Government.

Section 21.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 22.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 23.Returns or information.

Section 24.Power to make rules.

Section 25.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 26.Repeal and saving.