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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II COUNCIL FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION

Division 1 — Establishment, incorporation and constitution of Council

Division 2 — Functions, duties and powers of Council

Division 3 — Provisions relating to staff of Council

Division 4 — Financial provisions

Division 5 — Transfer of property, assets, liabilities and employees

Division 6 — General

Part III REGULATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Division 1 — Registration of private education institutions

Division 2 — Management of registered private education institutions

Division 3 — Provisions relating to courses by registered private education institutions

Division 4 — Provisions relating to teachers of registered private education institutions

Division 5 — Provisions relating to advertising

Division 6 — Administrative penalties

Part IV PROVISION AND CONTROL OF OTHER SERVICES

Part V APPEALS

Part VI INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SCHEDULE Definition of private education

SECOND SCHEDULE Constitution and proceedings of Council

THIRD SCHEDULE Financial provisions

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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Division 4 — Provisions relating to teachers of registered private education institutions
Notification of teachers of registered private education institutions
44.
—(1)  No registered private education institution shall deploy a person to teach any course to all or any of the students of the registered private education institution unless —
(a)
the person possesses such minimum qualifications and experience, and fulfils such other criteria, as may be prescribed;
(b)
a manager of the registered private education institution has notified the Council, in such form and manner and within such time as may be prescribed, of the prescribed particulars of that person; and
(c)
the notification referred to in paragraph (b) is accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(2)  The Council may, at any time —
(a)
impose such requirements or restrictions relating to any teacher of a registered private education institution as it thinks fit to impose, including but not limited to requirements or restrictions relating to the subjects or classes that the teacher may teach; and
(b)
add to, vary or revoke any requirement or restriction imposed under paragraph (a).
(3)  Any registered private education institution which contravenes any requirement or restriction imposed under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
Power to prohibit or restrict deployment of teachers
45.
—(1)  The Council may, at any time, direct a registered private education institution to cease to deploy any person to teach any course to all or any of the students of the registered private education institution if the Council is satisfied that —
(a)
any information in respect of the person furnished to the Council under this Act is false or misleading in a material particular or by reason of the omission of a material particular;
(b)
the person does not possess the minimum qualifications or experience, or fulfil such other criteria, as may be prescribed under section 44(1)(a) or is otherwise not competent to teach the course;
(c)
the person has misconducted himself in his capacity as a teacher of the registered private education institution;
(d)
the person is contravening or has contravened this Act; or
(e)
the person is not a fit and proper person to teach in the registered private education institution.
(2)  Any registered private education institution which contravenes any direction of the Council issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.