Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Transitional provisions
For the purpose of enabling a governing board established under this Act to take over during the academic year 1990 the conduct of a school which immediately before its incorporation was conducted by the Government —
the Director may require the students of such a school to pay, with effect from 1st January 1990, fees of such an amount as may be determined by the Director on behalf of the governing board and the Director shall pay to the governing board the fees collected by the Director prior to its incorporation;
the Director may enter into any contract or other transaction on behalf of the governing board prior to its incorporation and such contract or other transaction may be ratified by the governing board after its incorporation and thereupon the governing board shall become bound by and entitled to the benefit thereof as if it had been in existence at the date of the contract or other transaction and had been a party thereto; and
the governing board shall reimburse the Director for any expenditure incurred by him for the purposes of the governing board and the conduct of the school during the period commencing from 1st January 1990 and ending on the date of incorporation of the governing board.