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  Education Act
(CHAPTER 87)

  Table of Contents

  Long Title

Part I GENERAL

1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Exemption
4 Schools to which this Act does not apply
5 Delegation of Director-General’s functions

Part II EDUCATION FINANCE BOARD

6 Establishment and constitution of Education Finance Board
7 Duties
8 Regulations

Part III EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

9 Establishment and constitution of Educational Advisory Council
10 Meetings and procedure
11 Duties
12 Power to appoint sub-committees

Part IV SCHOOLS APPEALS BOARD

13 Establishment and constitution of Appeals Board
14 Procedure of Appeals Board
15 Duties
16 Powers
17 Offences and penalties
18 Legal assessor

Part V REGISTERS OF SCHOOLS, MANAGERS AND TEACHERS

19 Registers of schools, etc.
20 Offences

Part VI REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS

21 Schools to be registered
22 Application
23 Registration of a school
24 Grounds for refusal to register a school
25 Grounds for cancellation of registration of a school

Part VII MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS — SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS

26 Committees of management
27 Director-General may appoint managers or additional managers
28 Registration and withdrawal of registration of supervisor
29 Duties of supervisor
30 Absence from duty, etc., of supervisor
31 Managers of a school to be registered
32 Registration of managers
33 Grounds for refusal to register a manager
34 Grounds for the cancellation of registration as a manager

Part VIII REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS

35 Prohibition of teaching by unauthorised persons
36 Application for registration
37 Registration of a teacher
38 Grounds for refusal to register a teacher
39 Grounds for cancellation of registration of a teacher

Part IX EMPLOYMENT OF UNREGISTERED TEACHERS

40 Authority or permit required to employ unregistered teacher
41 Method of application and limitations to be applied
42 Grounds for refusal to authorise unregistered teacher
43 Grounds for cancellation of authority to teach
44 Director-General may issue permit to teach

Part X GENERAL PROCEDURE ON REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, MANAGERS AND TEACHERS

45 Medical examination of teacher
46 General power on any application for registration
47 Procedure relating to conditions of registration
48 Procedure upon refusal to register, cancellation of registration, etc.
49 Cancellation of registration to involve immediate suspension unless Director-General otherwise permits
50 Unlawful to assemble in school whose registration is cancelled, and powers of police to enter

Part XI INSPECTION OF REGISTERED SCHOOLS AND EXAMINATION OF UNREGISTERED PREMISES

51 Appointment of persons deemed to be inspectors
52 Schools to be inspected at least once a year
53 Powers of Director-General and inspectors on inspecting schools
54 Power to direct remedial measures
55 Powers of Director-General and inspector in searching for unregistered schools

Part XII APPEALS

56 Procedure on appeals
57 Appellant and Director-General or their representatives may be present at appeal
58 Onus of proof on appellant
59 Appeal to be argued on grounds stated
60 Decisions on appeals

Part XIII REGULATIONS, OFFENCES, NOTICES, INDEMNITY, ETC.

61 Regulations
62 Penalties
63 Service of notices
64 No person to be charged except on complaint of Director-General
65 Power to amend forms in Schedule
66 Savings

  THE SCHEDULE

  Legislative History

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