(THE MADHYA PRADESH SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT,1965)
THE MADHYA PRADESH MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ADHINIYAM,1965

CHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY
Short title extent and commencement.
 

1. (1)This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Adhiniyam, 1965
   (2)It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh
   (3)This section shall come into force at once and sections 2 to 32 shall come into on such as the state Government may,  by notification, appoint.

Definitions

2. In this Act, unless is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
   (a) "Board" means the Board of Secondary Education established under section 3
   (b) "Bye-law" means a bye-law made under this Act
   (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board appointed under Section 5
   (d) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee constituted under Section 19.
   (e) ‘Other Backward Classes’ means the other Backward Classes of citizens as specified by the state Government vide Notification No. F.85/XXV-4-84, dated the 26th December,1984
   (f) "Institution" means an institution imparting Secondary Education or an institution not admitted to the privileges of any University established by law and imparting training to the teachers for a certificate or a  diploma course as the case may be, and includes a part of an institution.
   (g) "Local bodies" means a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act. 1956 (No 23 of 1956), a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961), or a Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj adhiniyam, 1993 (No. 1 of 1994) as the case may be"
   (h) "Managing Committee" means the managing committee constituted by the foundation society or the governing body, as the case may be, of a recognised institution
   (i) "Middle School Education" means such education as the state Government may, by notification, define from time to time.
   (j) "Recognised" with its grammatical variations used with reference by the Board for the purpose of admission to the privileges of the Board;
   (k) "Regulation" means a regulation made by the Board under this Act
   (l) "Secondary Education" means the education which follows immediately the stage of Middle School Education and precedes immediately the stage of education controlled by the Universities established by law in India,"
   (m) "Scheduled Caste" means a member of any caste. race or tribe or part of or group within a caste, race or tribe specified as Scheduled Caste with respect to the state of Madhya Pradesh under article 341 of the Constitution of India;
   (n) "Schedule Tribe" means a members of any tribe, tribal community or part of or group within a tribal or tribal community specified as such with respect to the state of Madhya Pradesh, under article 342 of the constitution of india.