Compulsory Religious Education Act · 2012 Revised Edition
5. Compulsory religious education
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every parent shall, if his child is a child of compulsory religious school age on the first day of January of the current school year, ensure that his child is enrolled as a pupil in a religious school in that year and remains as such for the duration of the compulsory religious education.
parent
“parent”, in relation to a child to whom section 5 applies, includes a guardian and any person who has the legal or actual control of the child;
A parent who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
In subsection (1), “duration of the compulsory religious education” means the duration of religious education provided in a religious school which is designed for 7 years but may be completed between 7 and 8
religious education
“religious education” means education in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic religion according to Ahlis Sunnah Waljamaah;
years.
Terms defined in s 2
child of compulsory religious school age
Defined · s 2“child of compulsory religious school age” means a Muslim child of the age of 7 years or above who has not yet attained the age of 15 years and who satisfies such conditions for receiving pre-school and primary religious education as the Minister may determine;
parent
Defined · s 2“parent”, in relation to a child to whom section 5 applies, includes a guardian and any person who has the legal or actual control of the child;
religious education
Defined · s 2“religious education” means education in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic religion according to Ahlis Sunnah Waljamaah;
religious school
Defined · s 2“religious school” means any institution for the provision of full-time pre-school and primary education, being — (a) a religious school established and maintained exclusively by the Government; or (b) such other school as may be prescribed. Application.