Singapore legislation
Clause 74
Clause 74
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, any person who, immediately before the date of commencement of Part III, is registered under the Education Act (Cap. 87) and is in Singapore —
offering to provide or providing private education, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; or
awarding any degree, diploma or certificate (including any honorary degree or other distinction) in respect of private education, whether offered or provided in Singapore or elsewhere,(referred to in this section as an existing regulated private education institution) shall be deemed to be registered as a private education institution for a period of 18 months from that date, subject to the same conditions of its registration as a school under the Education Act (if applicable) to the extent that those conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, every course lawfully offered or provided by an existing regulated private education institution under the Education Act immediately before the date of commencement of section 43, whether in Singapore or elsewhere and whether by itself or in association or collaboration with or by affiliation with any other person, shall be deemed to be permitted by the Council under section 43 for the same period delimited by subsection (1).
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, an existing regulated private education institution which, immediately before the date of commencement of section 44, is deploying any teacher authorised under the Education Act to teach any course to all or any of the students of the existing regulated private education institution shall be deemed to have complied with section 44 for the same period delimited by subsection (1).
(4)
Where anything has been commenced by or on behalf of the Director-General of Education under the Education Act before the date of commencement of Part III, IV, V or VI, as the case may be, the Minister or the Appeals Board under the Education Act in relation to an existing regulated private education institution, such thing may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of the Council, the Minister or the Appeals Board (as the case may be) under the corresponding provisions in those Parts.
(5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, any person (other than an existing regulated private education institution) who, immediately before the date of commencement of Part III, is —
offering to provide or providing private education, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; or
awarding any degree, diploma or certificate (including any honorary degree or other distinction) in respect of private education, whether offered or provided in Singapore or elsewhere,shall be entitled to continue doing so for a period of 2 months from that date, and if before the expiry of that period the person applies for registration under that Part, that person shall be entitled to continue carrying on doing so until —
the date on which the person is registered as a private education institution under Part III; or
the application for registration under that Part is refused or withdrawn.
(6)
Any application by a private education institution for registration under the Education Act (Cap. 87) before the date of commencement of Part III which application was not dealt with before that commencement shall lapse.
(7)
For a period of 2 years after the commencement of this section, the Minister may, by rules, prescribe such provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of any provision of this Act as he may consider necessary or expedient.