Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part VIII · Registration of Teachers
109. Surrender of certificates of registration as teacher or permit to teach
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A certificate of registration as a teacher issued under section 105(1) or a permit to teach issued under section 108 shall be surrendered by the person to whom it was issued or by the person in whose possession it is, to the
teacher
“teacher” means a person who — (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
Registrar General within 21 days of —
Registrar General
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under section 5(1) and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under the same section;
the revocation of the certificate or permit;
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that person ceasing to teach in an educational institution for a continuous period exceeding 2 years or the death of that person;
educational institution
“educational institution” means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of the organisation or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a pre-school class, a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does not include any place declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette not to be an educational institution for the purposes of this Act;
a written demand by the Registrar General for the purpose of amendment, endorsement or replacement; or
the expiration of a permit’s period of validity.
Terms defined in s 2
educational institution
Defined · s 2“educational institution” means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of the organisation or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a pre-school class, a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does not include any place declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette not to be an educational institution for the purposes of this Act;
Registrar General
Defined · s 2“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under section 5(1) and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under the same section;
teacher
Defined · s 2“teacher” means a person who — (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
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