Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part VII · Registration of Educational Institutions, Governors and Pupils
83. Refusal to register educational institution
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Registrar General may refuse to register an educational institution if he is satisfied that any one or more of the following matters occur —
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;
Education
the educational institution does not satisfy the prescribed standards of health and safety;
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;
educational institution is used or likely to be used for a purpose detrimental to the interests of Brunei Darussalam, the public or the pupils;
the name under which the educational institution is to be registered is, in his opinion, undesirable;
the existing educational facilities are already adequate in the area in which it is proposed to open the educational institution;
the area in which it is proposed to open the educational institution is unsuitable for the purpose;
a statement which was false or misleading in a material particular has been made in or in relation to the application for registration;
the person applying for the registration of the educational institution fails or refuses to comply with any of the conditions imposed by the Registrar General under section 80;
the person appointed to be the chairman of the board of governors, head teacher, principal or chief executive is not a fit and proper or responsible person to act as such; or
head teacher
“head teacher” means, in the case of a government school, an education officer who is appointed by the Minister or, in the case of a private school, a person who is appointed under section 69(2) by the board of governors of the private educational institution;
the proposed fees for the pupils are unreasonable.
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;
head teacher
Defined · s 2“head teacher” means, in the case of a government school, an education officer who is appointed by the Minister or, in the case of a private school, a person who is appointed under section 69(2) by the board of governors of the private educational institution;
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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