Singapore legislation
Clause 64
Clause 64
Power of Council in relation to dispute resolution schemes
(1)
Regulations may be made under section 71 to prescribe one or more dispute resolution schemes for the resolution of disputes arising from or relating to the provision of services by registered private education institutions to students.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made under section 71 —
to require registered private education institutions or any class thereof to participate in such prescribed dispute resolution schemes and to comply with such terms and conditions of the scheme as may be prescribed;
to prescribe a list of approved dispute resolution centres under each prescribed dispute resolution scheme; and
generally to give effect to this section.
(3)
Where the Council is satisfied that any registered private education institution has contravened any of the regulations referred to in subsection (2), the Council may do all or any of the following:
impose a financial penalty of such amount, not exceeding $5,000, as the Council thinks fit;
censure the private education institution, if it thinks it necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public or any section of the public;
order that the registration of the private education institution be subject to such terms or conditions as may be imposed by the Council, whether in addition to or in substitution of the existing terms and conditions of its registration.
(4)
The Council shall, before making any decision under subsection (3) in relation to any private education institution, give the private education institution notice in writing of its intention to do so.
(5)
Upon receipt of the notice of the Council under subsection (4), the private education institution concerned or any manager thereof may, within a period of 14 days after the date of the notice, show cause to the Council as to why the Council should not impose a financial penalty, censure or make an order under subsection (3)(c), as the case may be.
(6)
The Council shall, after the private education institution or any manager thereof has shown cause under subsection (5) or the time to do so has expired, notify the private education institution of its decision in writing.
(7)
Subject to section 53, any decision by the Council under subsection (3) shall not take effect until the expiration of 14 days after the Council has served the notice of the decision on the private education institution concerned.
(8)
The Council may issue, and in its discretion publish by notification in the Gazette or in such other manner as it considers appropriate, such guidelines as it considers appropriate for providing guidance in relation to the operation of a prescribed dispute resolution scheme.