Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part VII · Registration of Educational Institutions, Governors and Pupils
89. Grounds of refusal to register governor
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Registrar General may refuse to register a person as a governor of an educational institution if —
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;
that person has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than $2,000;
that person has, otherwise than by reason only of an educational institution having ceased to exist, been struck off any register established under this Act or under the provisions of any previous corresponding written law;
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;
that person has made a false or misleading statement in, or in connection with, his application for registration, or has intentionally suppressed any fact which is material to the application;
or
that person is under 25 years of age.
age
“age”, in relation to a pupil, means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question;
Terms defined in s 2
age
Defined · s 2“age”, in relation to a pupil, means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question;
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);
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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Inspectorate of Schools
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