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Compulsory Education Act · 2026 Revised Edition
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Any person guilty of an offence under section 3(2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Any person who —
refuses to attend any hearing of the Board;
refuses to furnish any information or produce any document to the Board;
furnishes any information or produces any document which is false in a material particular and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
obstructs or impedes the Permanent Secretary, the Board or any person acting under the direction of the Board, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
No person to be charged for offence except on complaint of
Permanent Secretary
“Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education or any other officer appointed under section 4 of the Education Act.