In force

The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 122nd January, 2015, vide notification No. S.O. 212(E), dated 22nd January, 2015, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  3. 2Declaration of certain Schools as Institutions of national importance
  4. 3Definitions
  5. II — THE SCHOOLS
  6. 4Establishment and incorporation of Schools
  7. 5Objects of Schools
  8. 6Effect of incorporation of Schools
  9. 7Powers and functions of Schools
  10. 8Schools to be open to all races, creeds and classes
  11. 9Teaching at Schools
  12. 10School to be a distinct legal entity not-for-profit
  13. 11Visitor
  14. III — THE AUTHORITIES OF SCHOOLS
  15. 12Authorities of Schools
  16. 13Board of Governors
  17. 15Powers and functions of Board
  18. 16Senate
  19. 17Functions of Senate
  20. 18Chairperson of Board
  21. 19Director
  22. 20Registrar
  23. 21Other authorities and officers
  24. 22Review of performance of School
  25. 23Grants by Central Government
  26. IV — ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  27. 24Fund of School
  28. 25Accounts and audit
  29. 26Pension and provident fund
  30. 27Appointments
  31. 28Statutes
  32. 29Statutes how made
  33. 30Ordinances
  34. 31Ordinances how made
  35. 32Tribunal of Arbitration
  36. V — THE COUNCIL
  37. 33Establishment of Council for Schools
  38. 34Term of office of vacancies among, and allowances payable to, Members of Council
  39. 35Functions of Council
  40. 36Chairperson of Council
  41. 37Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
  42. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  43. 38Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc
  44. 39Returns and information to be provided to Central Government
  45. 40Power to remove difficulties
  46. 41School to be public authority under Right to Information Act, 2005
  47. 42Transitional provisions