School Education - Grant of permission and recognition of Schools – Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 1974- Amendment – Orders – Issued.

SCHOOL EDUCATION (X2) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.123
dated: 14.9.2004

Read:-

1) G.O.Ms.No.82, School Education (D1) department, dated 22.7.2004

2) From the Director of School Education Lr.No.Rc.83901/G7/04, dated 17.8.04.

3) From the Director of Elementary Education Lr.No.27856/G1/04, dated 2.9.2004.

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Order:

In the Government Order read above, the Director of School Education and Director of Elementary Education were requested to send suitable proposals including obtaining No Objection Certificate from Fire and Rescue Service authorities as a mandatory requirement for grant of permission and recognition to any private school to ensure absolute safety for the school children in all respects. Accordingly, the Director of School Education / Director of Elementary Education have submitted suitable recommendations to the Government. The Government accept the recommendations of the Director of School Education and Director of Elementary Education and issue the following Notification making suitable amendments to the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 1974 under the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 1974), to ensure absolute safety of children in schools in all respects. It is also specified that the amendments, proposed prescribe obtaining ' No Objection Certificate' from Fire and Rescue Service authorities as a mandatory requirement for granting permission for establishing any private school and recognition of any private school.

2. The appended Notification will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. GNANADESIKAN,
Secretary to Government.

To

The Director of Stationery and Printing, Chennai-1.

(for publication in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette)

The Director of School Education, Chennai-6.

The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai-6

The Director of Fire and Rescue Services, Chennai-8.

Copy to

The School Education (B & HS) Department, Chennai-9.

Law Department, Chennai-9.

The Minister Office (E & CT)

SF/SC

/Forwarded by Order/

Section Officer.

APPENDIX

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 1974), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools

(Regulation) Rules, 1974.

AMENDMENTS

In the said Rules,-

"(f) structural stability certificate from the Engineers of Public Works

Department/Chartered Engineers (from the Engineers in the panel of qualified and registered Engineers maintained by the District Collectors) in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Public Buildings (Licensing) Act, 1965 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1965) is obtained;..

Provided that no thatched structure shall be in the school premises, ".

(2) in rule 9, in sub-rule (2), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

"(a) The educational agency shall, -

(i) produce a licence permitting the use of the school building as public building under the Tamil Nadu Public Buildings (Licensing) Act, 1965 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1965);

(ii) produce structural stability certificate from the Engineers of Public Works Department/Chartered Engineers (from the Engineers in the panel of qualified and registered Engineers maintained by the District Collectors) in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Public Buildings (Licensing) Act, 1965 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1965);

(iii) provide adequate sanitary facilities separately for teachers and pupils (boys/girls separately) and produce a certificate to that effect obtained from the local Health Authority;

(iv) produce a No Objection Certificate from the Station Officer, Fire and Rescue Services department, in the area where the school is situated:

Provided that no thatched structure shall be in the school premises.".

K. GNANADESIKAN,
Secretary to Government.

/True copy/

Section Officer.