ORDINANCE No. 58 OF 2007

THE KERALA PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES OR INSTITUTIONS

(PROHIBITION OF CAPITATION FEE, REGULATION OF

                      ADMISSION, FIXATION OF NON EXPLOITATIVE FEE AND

              OTHER MEASURES TO ENSURE EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE                       

                              IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION) (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE, 2007

               Promulgated by the Governor of Kerala in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India.

AN

ORDINANCE

            to amend the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence  in Professional Education) Act, 2006 (19 of 2006).

            Preamble.-WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala is not in session and the Governor of Kerala is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;

            NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by   clause (1) of Article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Kerala is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:-

            1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Ordinance may be called the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence  in Professional Education) (Amendment) Ordinance,  2007.

             (2)  It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st   day of June, 2007.

            2. Act 19 of 2006 to be temporarily amended.- During the period  of operation of this Ordinance, the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity

and Excellence  in Professional Education) Act, 2006 (19 of 2006) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in section 3.

            3. Amendment of section 6.-In section 6 of the principal Act,-

                (i) in sub-section (1) after the words “for determination of the fee” the words “from time to time” shall be inserted.

               (ii) in sub-section (5), the words “for a period of three years” shall be omitted.

                                                                                       R.L.BHATIA,
                                  GOVERNOR.