Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part XV · General
140. Service of notices etc.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any notice, order or communication which is required to be, or which may be, sent to or served on —
the chairman of a board of governors, a governor or any other person responsible for the management of an educational institution registered under this Act, may be served by letter addressed to him at the registered address of the educational institution or may be served by affixing the notice, order or communication on a conspicuous part of the premises of the educational institution;
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appointed and registered as a manager of an educational institution under the Education (Non-Government Schools) Act, repealed by the Education Order, 2003 (S 59/03);
any person applying for the registration of an educational institution or for registration as a teacher or a governor, may be served by letter addressed to him at the address stated in his application form;
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 registered teacher, may be served by letter addressed to him at the educational institution or address last reported to the
registered teacher
“registered teacher” means any teacher registered under this Act;
Registrar General under section 110;
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 holder of a permit to teach issued under section 108(1)
may be served by letter addressed to him at the educational institution in respect of which the permit was issued; and
any person other than the persons specified in paragraph (a)
to (d), may be served by letter addressed to him at his last known place of residence.
Education
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;
registered teacher
Defined · s 2“registered teacher” means any teacher registered under 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;