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37.
—(1) The Council may refuse to grant or renew the registration of a private education institution if —
(a)
the private education institution is not a company or a registered society;
(b)
the premises of the private education institution —
(i)
are or are likely to be unsuitable for providing private education;
(ii)
are unsanitary or unsuitable for providing private education, or are otherwise dangerous or unsafe;
(iii)
are to be used, wholly or in part, for any purpose other than providing private education or education; or
(iv)
do not conform to the regulations made under section 71;
(c)
all or more than half of the total number of teachers of the private education institution, or all or more than half of the total number of the proposed teachers thereof —
(i)
do not possess the minimum qualifications or experience, or fulfil such other criteria, as may be prescribed under section 44(1)(a); or
(ii)
are otherwise not fit and proper persons to teach in the private education institution;
(d)
in the application for the grant or renewal of the registration (as the case may be) of the private education institution, a statement has been made or information has been furnished which is false or misleading in a material particular or by reason of the omission of a material particular;
(e)
the private education institution or any manager thereof —
(i)
is contravening or has contravened this Act;
(ii)
has been convicted of any offence under this Act within a period of 5 years preceding the date of the application for the grant or renewal of the registration (as the case may be) of the private education institution; or
(iii)
has been convicted of any other offence involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that the private education institution or a manager thereof (as the case may be) has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, within a period of 5 years preceding the date of the application for the grant or renewal of the registration (as the case may be) of the private education institution;
(f)
any manager or proposed manager of the private education institution is otherwise not a fit and proper person to carry on or manage the private education institution;
(g)
the Council is of the view that the registration or renewal of registration (as the case may be) of the private education institution is not in the interests of the public, or the students, intending students or prospective students of the private education institution; or
(h)
the Council is satisfied that the name of the private education institution, or the name of any premises or school of the private education institution (or any department or faculty thereof), or the name of any education offered to be provided or provided by the private education institution —
(i)
is likely to mislead members of the public as to the true character or purpose of the private education institution, premises, school or department or faculty thereof or education, as the case may be;
(ii)
is identical to or so nearly resembles the name of some other private education institution or other education institution, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, as is likely to deceive or confuse members of the public or students of either education institution;
(iii)
is undesirable or offensive; or
(iv)
is a name of a kind that the Minister has directed the Council, by notification in the Gazette, not to accept for registration or is proscribed.
(2) The Council shall, before refusing to grant or renew the registration of any private education institution under subsection (1), give the private education institution and the managers thereof notice in writing of its intention to do so.
(3) Upon receipt of the notice of the Council under subsection (2), the private education institution concerned or any manager thereof may, within 14 days after the date of the notice, show cause to the Council as to why the registration of the private education institution should be granted or renewed.
(4) Where, after the private education institution or any manager thereof has shown cause under subsection (3) or the time to do so has expired, the Council decides not to grant or renew the registration of the private education institution —
(a)
the Council shall notify the private education institution and the managers thereof of its decision in writing; and
(b)
in the case where the registration of the private education institution is not renewed, the registration shall lapse accordingly.