Private Education Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Regulation of Private Education Institutions
9. Grant or renewal of registration
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The Agency may, upon receiving an application made under section 8(1) for the grant or renewal of the registration of a private education institution, and after any inquiry that it may think necessary —
Agency
“Agency” means the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency established by section 3 of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016;
if the application is accompanied by an application for the waiver of any of the requirements imposed under this Act for the registration or renewal of registration of private education institutions —
grant or renew (as the case may be) the registration of the private education institution subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, after waiving all or any of the requirements imposed under this Act for the registration or renewal of registration of private education institutions that is the subject of the application for waiver; or
refuse to waive all or any of the requirements imposed under this Act for the registration or renewal of registration of private education institutions that is the subject of the application for waiver and refuse to grant or renew (as the case may be) the registration of the private education institution because of section 10; or
in any other case —
grant or renew (as the case may be) the registration of the private education institution subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; or
refuse to grant or renew (as the case may be) the registration of the private education institution because of section 10.
Every registration of a private education institution, and every renewal thereof, is for the period that may be specified by the Agency.
private education institution
“private education institution” means —(a)any person that offers to provide or provides private education whether in Singapore or elsewhere, whether or not the person offers to provide or provides the private education —(i)for profit;(ii)together with other education; or(iii)by itself or in association or collaboration with or by affiliation with any other person; and(b)any school registered under the Education Act 1957 which receives a grant‑in‑aid or subvention extended by the Government to aided schools as is specified by the Minister in a notification published in the Gazette,but does not include any private education institution that the Minister declares, by notification in the Gazette, to be excluded from this definition, after having regard to the association, collaboration with or affiliation of the private education institution with any school registered under the Education Act 1957;
Without limiting subsection (1)(a)(i) and (b)(i), the terms and conditions subject to which the Agency registers a private education institution may provide that except with the prior written approval of the Agency —
the private education institution must not enter into a contractual agreement or other arrangement (whether or not in partnership) with one or more other parties to undertake any activity that is not related to private education, so as to obtain individual benefits for the parties, whether in the form of a share of the output of the arrangement or joint or collective profits for all the parties; or
the private education institution must only provide private education and other activities that are related to the provision of private education.
The Agency may at any time add to, vary or revoke any term or condition of the registration of a private education institution without compensation.
To avoid doubt, subsection (3) does not authorise the imposition of any term or condition restricting or prohibiting any particular member of a registered society from entering into any contractual agreement or other arrangement referred to in subsection (3)(a) or from carrying on any activity that is not related to the provision of private education.[36
registered society
“registered society” means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Societies Act 1966;