Singapore legislation
Section 61
Section 61
Regulations
(1)
The Minister may make regulations generally for all matters regarding the conduct and efficiency of schools and for carrying out the provisions of this Act and without prejudice to such general powers may make regulations providing for —
the hygienic character and the proper sanitation of schools or buildings;
the methods of enforcing discipline in schools;
the prohibition in schools of the use of any document which appears to him unsuitable or prejudicial to the interests of Singapore;
the prohibition of the importation into Singapore of any school textbooks the use of which appears to him prejudicial to the interests of Singapore;
the prohibition of the use of school premises for any purpose which appears to him prejudicial to the interests of Singapore;
the proper keeping of school registers and books of account;
the medical inspection of pupils in schools and of school premises;
the control and supervision of subscriptions and collections on behalf of schools or pupils;
the conditions under which Government grants‑in‑aid shall be given or continue to be given;
the provision in any school of a constitution, written scheme or deed of trust setting forth the rules in accordance with which the affairs of the school are to be conducted;
the control of fees and other charges made by schools; and
the prescribing of anything that may be prescribed under this Act.
(2)
All regulations made under this Act shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication and if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of Parliament next after the expiry of one month from the date when the regulations are so presented annulling the regulations or any part thereof as from a specified date, the regulations or such part thereof, as the case may be, shall thereupon become void as from that date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of any new regulations.
(3)
If a breach of any such regulation is committed, every manager of or teacher in any school in which the breach is committed who has committed or abetted the commission of the breach whether directly or through negligence shall be guilty of an offence.