Private Education Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Provision and Control of Other Services
23. Restrictions on certain other services
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Subject to subsection (3), a person must not establish, maintain, offer or provide any accreditation or certification scheme relating, whether directly or indirectly, to private education institutions or private education without the approval of the Agency.
Scheme
“Scheme” means a voluntary accreditation or certification scheme established or maintained under section 22(1);
Subject to subsection (3), a person in Singapore must not offer or provide any examination service to any private education institution in Singapore or elsewhere without the approval of the Agency.
examination service
“examination service”, in relation to any private education institution, means any test, examination or other method of assessing the level of proficiency, aptitude, skill, knowledge or understanding of a person attending or enrolled in any course provided by the private education institution;
Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply to —
the Government, any statutory authority constituted by or under any written law for a public purpose, or any entity owned or controlled by the Government or such statutory authority; or
any other person that may be prescribed.
Any approval of the Agency under subsection (1) or (2) —
Agency
“Agency” means the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency established by section 3 of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016;
may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as the Agency may specify; and
may be revoked at any time by the Agency by written notice.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.[50