Singapore legislation
Section 4A
Section 4A
Restriction on use of “school”, etc.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), no person or organisation shall, except with the written consent of the Director-General —
use the words “academy”, “college”, “school”, “university” or any other term which the Minister may specify by notification in the Gazette, or any of its derivatives, in any language or any other word or words indicating that the person or organisation provides education, in the name, description or title under which that person or organisation is providing education; or
make or continue to make any representation to that effect in any bill-head, letter paper, notice, advertisement or in any other manner.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to —
a school that is registered or exempted from registration under this Act;
the Government;
any body established or constituted by or under a public Act and that has a public function, or any wholly-owned entity of such a body;
an education institution established by any other written law or the functions of which are provided by any other written law; and
such other person or organisation, or any class thereof, as may be prescribed.
(3)
Any person or organisation that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.