TN Private Schools - Regulation Act 2019 Published!

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the President on the 7th August 2019 and is here by published for general information:-
ACT No. 35 of 2019.
An Act to provide for the regulation of recognized private schools in
the State of Tamil Nadu.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in
the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CHAPTER – I.
PRELIMINARY.
 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Private Schools
(Regulation) Act, 2018.
Short title, extent,
application and
commencement.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) It applies to all private schools whether aided or unaided in the
State of Tamil Nadu.
(4) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may,
by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Definitions.
(a) “academic year” means the period commencing on the first
day of June to the 31st day of May of the succeeding year or such other
period as may be specified by the respective Educational Boards;
(b) “affiliation” means formal enrolment of a school with the
respective Board of Examination for the purpose of following approved
courses of studies and for preparing students according to the approved
courses for the examinations;