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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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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 23/12/2011.
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Enforcement powers of inspectors
58.
—(1)  In addition to the powers conferred on him by this Act, an inspector may —
(a)
at reasonable hours, enter any premises or part thereof (whether or not in the possession or control of a registered private education institution) when he has reasonable cause to believe that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found therein, and search for and seize and remove any book, document, material or article or make copies thereof as he may consider necessary;
(b)
require any person whom he reasonably believes to have committed the offence to furnish evidence of his identity;
(c)
require, by order in writing, the attendance before him of any person within the limits of Singapore who, from any information given or otherwise obtained by the inspector, appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the case;
(d)
examine orally any person reasonably believed to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the case or with such other matter as the inspector may specify, and reduce into writing the answer given or statement made by that person;
(e)
require any person to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and inspect, copy, make extracts from or seize and remove such book or document; and
(f)
take such photographs or video recording, as the inspector thinks necessary, of the premises and persons reasonably believed to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the case or with such other matter as the inspector may specify.
(2)  The person referred to in subsection (1)(d) shall be bound to state truly the facts or circumstances with which he is acquainted.
(3)  A statement made by the person referred to in subsection (1)(d) shall be read over to him and shall, after correction, if necessary, be signed by him.
(4)  All statements, answers, information and documents procured in the course of investigation shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act against the person making or producing the same.