Vocational and Industrial Training Board Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V* · Registration of Vocational Training Institutions
36. Powers of Registrar and authorised officers
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Board
“Board” means the Vocational and Industrial Training Board established under section 3;
If the premises or any building therein is closed and if the proprietor or manager or a teacher of the institution cannot be found to open such premises or building, the Registrar or the officer may enter therein using such force as may be necessary.
proprietor
“proprietor”, in relation to any vocational training institution, means the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the institution, and for the purposes of the provisions of this Part relating to applications for registration of vocational training institutions, includes any person or body of persons proposing to be so responsible;
The Registrar or the officer may, while lawfully carrying out an inspection of a registered vocational training institution under this section, require any proprietor, manager or teacher or any student or trainee of the institution or any person found within the institution to produce for his inspection any document in his possession or under his control which relates to the management of or the teaching provided at the institution and to furnish the Registrar or the officer, as the case may be, such information relating to the management or teaching of the institution as he may demand and which it is within the power of the proprietor, manager, teacher, student or person to furnish.
vocational training institution
“vocational training institution” means any of the following:(a)an institution at which instruction or training in any subject, skill or trade for employment in commerce or industry or in any vocation therein is provided for 10 or more persons;(b)in the case of an institution providing such instruction or training for 10 or more persons by correspondence, the place where lessons or instructions are prepared or where answers are examined or corrected.