Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part IX · Inspection of Educational Institutions
114. Power to close unregistered educational institution
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Registrar General, a public officer authorised in writing by the Registrar General in that behalf or a police officer not below the rank of Inspector has reasonable cause to believe that any house, building or other place is being used as an educational institution without being registered under this Act, the Registrar General, public officer or police officer, accompanied by such persons as he may consider necessary may, without prejudice to the exercise of the powers conferred under section 111,
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;
112 or 113, forthwith take such steps as he may consider necessary or by any other lawful means to close the educational institution.
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;
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Any action taken under subsection (1) in respect of any house, building or other place shall not prohibit the prosecution of any person for using such house, building or place as an educational institution without its being registered under this Act.
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;
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