Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part XV · General
138. Requirements as to premises
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A governor or any other person responsible for the management of an educational institution shall ensure that the premises of the educational institution conform to such standards as may be prescribed for educational institutions of the description to which the educational institution belongs.
governor
“governor” means a person who is empowered under an instrument of government to manage an educational institution, and includes a person appointed and registered as a manager of an educational institution under the Education (Non-Government Schools) Act, repealed by the Education Order, 2003 (S 59/03);
If the Minister is satisfied with respect to an educational institution that, having regard to the nature of the site or to an existing building thereof or to other special circumstances affecting the premises, it would be unreasonable in that case to require conformity with the prescribed standards referred to in subsection (1) in any particular respect, he may direct that the premises shall be deemed to conform to the prescribed standards if in lieu of conforming to the prescribed standards the premises conform to such other requirements as may be specified in the direction.
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;
governor
Defined · s 2“governor” means a person who is empowered under an instrument of government to manage an educational institution, and includes a person appointed and registered as a manager of an educational institution under the Education (Non-Government Schools) Act, repealed by the Education Order, 2003 (S 59/03);
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means any building used as an educational institution, and includes any building for the purpose of providing accommodation and other facilities for pupils and staff of the institution but does not include any land occupied therewith;