PUNJAB PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PROMOTION AND REGULATION) ORDINANCE, 1984

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THE PUNJAB PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
(PROMOTION AND REGULATION) ORDINANCE, 1984 
(IV of 1984) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. All institutions to be registered  
4. Omitted 
5. District Committees 
6. Application for registration 
7. Conditions of Registration 
7A. Fees, etc. 
8. Inspection 
9. Cancellation of Registration 
10. Appeal 
11. Penalties 
12. Cognizance and summary trial 
12A.  Compounding of offence 
12B. Recovery of amounts due 
12C. Directions and Instructions 
12D. Special directives 
13. Power to make rules 
14. Repeal 
 
 
 
TEXT 
1THE PUNJAB PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PROMOTION 
AND REGULATION) ORDINANCE, 1984 
(IV of 1984) 
[12 August 1984] 
An 
Ordinance 
to provide for the promotion and regulation of private educational institutions. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to promote and regulate the setting up and 
management of private educational institutions in the Punjab; 
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the proclamation of the 5th day of July, 
1977, read with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1977, (CMLA Order No. 1 of 
1977), and the Provisional Constitution Order, 1981, (CMLA Order No. 1 of 1981), the 
Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called 
the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) Ordinance, 
1984; 
(2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires– 
(1) “Board” means a Board of Education established under any law for the 
time being in force; 
(2) “College” means a college preparing students for intermediate, degree 
or post-degree level education in any system of education or medium 
of instruction; 
(3) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(4) “Institution” means a privately managed college or school o r an 
institution notified as such by the Government; 
(5) “Incharge” in relation to an institution means and includes every owner, 
head-master, principal, manager or  incharge of administration or of 
teaching and any person responsible for the management and  conduct 
of the affairs of an institution, by whatever name called; 
(6) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; 
(7) “privately managed” means not owned or managed by a local body or 
by the Government or by the Federal Government o r by a body set up 
or controlled by either of the Governments; 
                                                           
1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 9th August, 1984; and, published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary) dated 12th August, 1984; pages 577-A to 577-D. 
2[(8) “Registering Authority” means an officer or a committee notified by the 
Government under section 6 of the Ordinance;] 
(9) “rules”’ means the rules made under this Ordinance 3[;] 
4[(10) “school” means: 
(a) a school, by whatever name called, preparing students for 
pre-primary, primary, elementary, high, higher secondary, 
O-Level, A -Level, General Certificate of Secondary 
Education, Human Scale Education or any other similar 
system of education; or 
(b) any other institution imparting vocational, commercial, 
technical or other specialized education leading to a 
certificate recognized by the Government or a Board of 
Education; or 
(c) an institution for Special Persons;] and 
(11) “University”’ means a University established under any law for the time 
being in force. 
5[3. All institutions to be registered .– (1) An Incharge shall, before the 
commencement of business by the institution, register the institution with the 
Registering Authority under this Ordinance. 
6[(2) The Registering Authority shall, within sixty days from the date of 
filing of an application for registration, decide the application.] 
(3) Until the application for registration is decided, the institution may continue 
to function without registration.] 
7[4. Exemptions.– * * * * * * * * * *   ] 
8[5. District Committees.– The Government shall, by notification, constitute 
one or more District Committees in each district consisting of at least five 
members to perform such functions in rela tion to schools as may be 
prescribed.] 
                                                           
2Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.2. 
3Misprinted in the Gazette as “full-stop”. 
4Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.2. 
5Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016  (XVII of 2016), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.2. 
6Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017 ), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.3. 
7Omitted by the Punjab Private Educational Institut ions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016) , 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.3. 
8Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment ) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.4. 
6. Application for registration.– (1) The incharge of an institution may make an 
application for registration of an institution to such officer and in such form as may be 
prescribed. 
(2) The Officer receiving an appli cation shall forthwith forward the same to 
the District Committee which, after making such enquiry about such matters as may 
be prescribed, shall submit its report with its recommenda tions to the Registering 
Authority within sixty days of the receipt of the application under sub-section (1). 
(3) The Registering Authority shall, after considering the report of the 
District Committee and after such further enquiry as may be necessary if satisfied 
that the conditions prescribed for granting registration are f ulfilled, issue a 
Registration Certificate. 
(4) No order for refusing to grant a certificate of registration shall be made 
without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard and without recording 
reasons therefor. 
9[(5) The Government shall, by not ification, constitute one or more 
Registering Authorities in a district and if more than one Registering Authority 
is constituted in a district, the Government shall specify the jurisdiction of each 
Registering Authority.] 
7. Conditions of Registration.– An institution shall comply with such conditions of 
registration including payment of fees as may be prescribed. 
10[7A. Fees, etc.– 11[(1) Subject to this section, a school charging fee at the rate 
of four thousand rupees per month or above shall not charge t he fee at a rate 
higher than five percent of the fee charged for the class during the previous 
academic year but this limitation shall not apply to a school charging monthly 
fee from a class of students at the rate which is less than four thousand 
rupees per month inclusive of the increase in the fee. 
 (2) If there is reasonable justification for increase in the existing fee 
at a rate higher than five percent under subsection (1), the Incharge may, at 
least sixty days before the commencement of the next aca demic year, apply 
to the Registering Authority incorporating justification.] 
(3) The application shall contain reasons and justification for the proposed 
increase and all the requisite documents or evidence in support of the application 
shall be annexed with the application. 
(4) The Incharge shall provide such other information or documents to the 
Registering Authority as may be necessary for the disposal of the application. 
                                                           
9Inserted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 ( VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.5. 
10 Inserted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016) , 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.4. 
11Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.6. 
12[(5) The Registering Authority may, after affording an opportunity of 
hearing to the Incharge and after recording reasons, reject the application for 
increase in the fee of the school or allow reasonable increase in the fee not 
exceeding eight per cent of the fee charged for the class during the previous 
academic year.] 
13[(6) * * * * * * * * * * *  ] 
14[(7) The Registering Authority shall, within thirty days from the receipt 
of the application for increase in the fee, take appropriate decision and inform 
the applicant of the decision taken.] 
(8) The admission fee or the security shall not exceed the amount equal to 
the tuition fee payable by the student for a month. 
(9) The word ‘fee’ in this section means admission fee, tuition fee, 
security, laboratory fee, library fee or any other fee or amount charged by an 
institution from a student. 
(10) An institution shall not require the parents to purchase textbooks, 
uniform or other material from a particular shop or provider.] 
8. Inspection.– (1) The Registering Authority or an officer  authorised by 
Government may inspect any institution and may give directions to require compliance 
with the conditions prescribed for registration. 
(2) The directions under sub -section (1) shall be communicated to 
the incharge of the institution through an order and such person shall comply with 
the same within such time as may be specified therein. 
9. Cancellation of Registration .– A certificate of registration granted under 
section 6 may be cancelled by the Registering Authority after giving an opportunity of 
being heard to the incharge of the institution if– 
(i) there is a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or 
the rules: 
Provided that in case of a minor default which can be easily remedied, 
opportunity may be given to remove the default within a time specified in 
the order and if it is not re moved within the time so specified , 
cancellation shall follow; 
(ii) the incharge of the institution has failed within the period specified to 
comply with any direction issued under the provisions of this Ordinance 
or the rules; and 
(iii) the institution has ceased to exist. 
                                                           
12Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.6. 
13Omitted by the Punjab Private Educational Instituti ons (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2017 ( VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.6. 
14Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment ) Act 2017 (VIII of 2017), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2017, pp. 5219-5221, s.6. 
15[10. Appeal.– (1) Any person aggrieved by a final order of the Registering 
Authority may, within thirty days of the date of receipt of the order, prefer an appeal 
to the Commissioner of the Division and the Commissioner shall decide the  appeal 
within thirty days. 
(2) The decision of the Commissioner shall be final.] 
16[11. Penalties.– (1) If an Incharge contravenes any provisions of the Ordinance or 
the rules, the Registering Authority may, subject to reasonable opportunity of defence, 
impose administrative penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees per day 
from the date when the notice of contravention is served on the institution till such time 
that the contravention continues. 
(2) If the contravention under subsection (1) contin ues for more than thirty 
days, the Registering Authority may, in addition to any other action or penalty under the 
Ordinance, file a complaint against the Incharge in the court of Magistrate of the First 
Class and the court may punish the Incharge with fine which may extend to two million 
rupees but which shall not be less than two hundred thousand rupees. 
(3) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of section 3, in addition to any other 
action or penalty under the Ordinance, if an Incharge runs the institution without 
registration under this Ordinance, the Incharge shall be liable to punishment of fine 
which may extend to four million rupees but which shall not be less than three hundred 
thousand rupees. 
(4) The Registering Authority shall not impose penalty of fine under 
subsection (1) unless the Incharge is afforded an opportunity of hearing.] 
17[12. Cognizance and summary trial .– (1) An offence under this Ordinance shall 
be cognizable on the complaint of the Registering Authority or an officer authorized 
by the Registering Authority.  
(2) A Magistrate of the first class shall conduct the trial of an offence under 
this Ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXII of the Code of 
Criminal Procedure, 1898 ( V of 1898 ) relating to the summary trials and  
notwithstanding anything contained in the said Code may impose punishment of any 
amount of fine under the Ordinance.] 
18[12A. Compounding of offence .– (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Registering 
Authority may, at any stage, compound an offence under thi s Ordinance subject to 
the deposit of administrative penalty which shall not be less than one hundred 
thousand rupees.  
(2) The offence under this Ordinance shall not be compoundable if the 
accused had been previously convicted under the Ordinance or his previous offence 
                                                           
15 Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.5. 
16 Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.6. 
17 Substituted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.7. 
18 Inserted by the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2016 (XVII of 2016) , 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4099-4102, s.8. 
had been compounded by the Government or the officer authorized by the 
Government. 
12B. Recovery of amounts due .– The collector of the district shall recover any 
fine or other amount payable under this Ordinance as arrears of land revenue. 
12C. Directions and Instructions .– The Registering Authority may, from time to 
time, issue such directions or instructions to the Incharge as may be necessary to 
accomplish the objectives of the Ordinance, and the Incharge shall comply with such 
directions or instructions within the time specified by the Registering Authority.] 
19
[12D. Special directives .– The Registering Authority may issue special directives 
for closure of schools and for ensuring that students are imparted education through 
alternative me ans in special circumstances including but not limited to calamities, 
epidemics, floods, wars, environmental or natural disasters, or  when the Registering 
Authority deems that physical presence of students at schools is hazardous for their 
health, and, th e Registering Authority may also issue directions determining the fee 
to be charged by the schools for the period during which such special directives 
remain in field.] 
13. Power to make rules .– Government may make rules to carry out the 
purposes of this Ordinance. 
14. Repeal.– The Punjab Registration of Unrecognized Educational Institutions 
Ordinance, 1962 (W. P. XI of 1962), is hereby repealed. 
                                                           
19 Inserted by the Punjab Private Educational Inst itutions (Promotion and Regulation) (Amendment) Act 2020 (XVI of 2020), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 11 August 2020, pp. 565-566, s.2.