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In forceAmended2020 Revised Edition

Part 1 · General

4A. Restriction on use of “school”, etc.

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2009.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), no person or organisation shall, except with the written consent of the Director-General —

(a)

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

(b)

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)

a school that is registered or exempted from registration under this Act;

(b)

the Government;

(c)

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;

(d)

an education institution established by any other written law or the functions of which are provided by any other written law; and

(e)

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.

Report

Part 2

Education Finance Board

Part 3

Educational Advisory Council

Part 4

Schools Appeals Board

Part 5

Registers of Schools, Managers and Teachers

Part 6

Registration of Schools

Part 7

Management of Schools — Supervisors and Managers

Part 8

Registration of Teachers

Part 9

Employment of Unregistered Teachers

Part 10

General Procedure on Registration and Cancellation of Registration of Schools, Managers and Teachers

Part 11

Inspection of Registered Schools and Examination of Unregistered Premises

Part 12

Appeals

Part 13

Regulations, Offences, Notices, Indemnity, Etc.

Schedules