Private Education (Exemption) Order 2011 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 416

Private Education Act 2009

(ACT 21 OF 2009)

Private Education
(Exemption) Order 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 68 of the Private Education Act 2009, the Minister for Education hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Private Education (Exemption) Order 2011 and shall come into operation on 20th July 2011.

Exemption from requirement to be company or registered society

2. Every private education institution specified in Part I of the Schedule shall be exempted from section 37(1)(a) of the Act.

Exemption from requirements for permission to provide courses

3.—(1) Every registered private education institution specified in Parts I and II of the Schedule shall be exempted from section 43(1) and (12) of the Act in respect of any core course conducted by that institution.

(2) Every registered private education institution specified in Parts III, IV and V of the Schedule shall be exempted from section 43(1) and (12) of the Act.

(3) Every registered private education institution specified in Part IV of the Schedule shall be exempted from section 43(3) of the Act in respect of any core course that leads to the award of a degree that is conferred in the name of the registered private education institution.

(4) Every registered private education institution specified in Part V of the Schedule shall be exempted from section 43(3) of the Act.

(5) In this paragraph, “core course”, in relation to a registered private education institution, means a course that the Minister determines to be a course that is related to an area of specialisation of the registered private education institution.

Exemption from requirements on deployment of teachers

4. Every registered private education institution specified in the Schedule shall be exempted from section 44(1)(b) and (c), (2) and (3) of the Act.

Exemption of Singapore Institute of Technology

5. The Singapore Institute of Technology shall be exempted from Parts III, IV and VI of the Act.

Revocation

6. The Private Education (Exemption) Order 2009 (G.N. No. S 583/2009) is revoked.

Made this 19th day of July 2011.

TAN CHING YEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education,
Singapore

[EDUN c24-02-016-V9; LSB/GA40/HED/2011.17; AG/LLRD/SL/274A/2011/4 Vol. 1]

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