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PART IV
PROVISION AND CONTROL OF OTHER SERVICES
49.
—(1) The Council may establish or maintain one or more voluntary accreditation or certification schemes for —
(a)
registered private education institutions; and
(b)
any class of other education institutions as the Council may deem appropriate.
(2) Any education institution which is eligible to be a member of a Scheme may apply to the Council to be a member of the Scheme.
(3) The Council may, if it is satisfied that an education institution meets such eligibility criteria for a Scheme as the Council may determine, accept the application of the education institution to become a member of the Scheme, subject to the education institution providing a written undertaking, in such form and manner as the Council may determine, that it will abide by the terms and conditions of the Scheme as determined by the Council.
(4) The Council may, from time to time, vary the terms and conditions of any Scheme by issuing a notice in writing to the members of the Scheme or any relevant class thereof.
(5) The terms and conditions of a Scheme, as determined by the Council, may include all or any of the following:
(a)
that members of the Scheme shall appoint a management representative to oversee the effective implementation and maintenance of the requirements under the Scheme;
(b)
that members of the Scheme shall provide all the necessary information and documents, including any declaration of conformity or accuracy of information, that the Council may require from time to time;
(c)
that members of the Scheme shall facilitate and provide reasonable assistance to the assessors appointed by the Council, including but not limited to making available information to the assessors and ensuring the safety of assessors during site visits to the premises of the members;
(d)
that members of the Scheme shall pay such fees as may be imposed in respect of their application to be members of the Scheme or their continued association with the Scheme;
(e)
that members of the Scheme shall comply with such codes of conduct or guidelines relating to quality or standards as may be stipulated by the Council from time to time;
(f)
that members of the Scheme shall enter into such student fee protection scheme as the Council may designate for the purposes of the Scheme and abide by the terms and conditions of such student fee protection scheme;
(g)
that members of the Scheme shall ensure information relating to them, and such other information as may be stipulated by the Council, are available in a publicly accessible manner;
(h)
that members of the Scheme shall allow the Council to publicise the list of members of the Scheme or a list of those that have been withdrawn, or have been suspended or removed, from the Scheme.
(6) The Council may appoint any person to administer any Scheme, or any aspect or any part of a Scheme, subject to such terms and restrictions as may be specified by the Council.
(7) Any information furnished by or on behalf of an education institution or any manager thereof for the purpose of a Scheme —
(a)
may be used for or in relation to investigating or prosecuting any person for an offence under any written law; or
(b)
may be used or published in the form of research findings, comparison studies, banding of comparable education institutions, or in any other form or manner or for such purposes as the Council may determine.
50.
—(1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall 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 Council.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person in Singapore shall offer or provide any examination service to any private education institution in Singapore or elsewhere without the approval of the Council.
(3) Subsection (1) or (2) shall not apply to —
(a)
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
(b)
such other persons as may be prescribed.
(4) Any approval of the Council under subsection (1) or (2) —
(a)
may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as the Council may specify; and
(b)
may be revoked at any time by the Council by notice in writing.
(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.