THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 8, 1913.
3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to: Schools to
(a.) Government Schools.
(6.) Military Schools.
which the Ordinance does not
(c.) Such other schools as the Governor-in-Council apply.
may at any time by notification published in the Gazette direct.
4.--(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint Appoint- such person as he may think fit to be Director of ment of Education for the purposes of this Ordinance.
Director of Education.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint such Appoint- persons as he may think fit to be Inspectors and Sub- ment of Inspectors of Schools for the purposes of this Ordinance.
Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors of Schools.
(3.) The Director of Education, the Inspectors of Payment of Schools and the Sub-Inspectors of Schools shall be paid Director, such remuneration as the Governor may from time to time and Sub- determine.
Inspectors
Inspectors.
5. Subject to the exceptions contained in section 3 of this All schools Ordinance every school in the Colony whether such school to be is in existence at the date of the coming into operation registered.
comes into
of this Ordinance or whether such school existence after the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance and any school not so registered shall be deemed to be an unlawful school.
of unlawful
6.-(1.) Any person who is the manager of an unlawful Penalty for school shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of maintenance this Ordinance and may be prosecuted before any Magistrate school. upon the complaint of the Director and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 and to a further fine of $20 in respect of each day during which such unlawful school shall remain open after the date of such conviction.
(2.) Any Magistrate upon the complaint of the Director Closing of shall order that any unlawful school shall be closed unlawful and it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to give cffect school. to such order in such manner as he may deem fit.
PART II--REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS.
A-Existing Schools.
7. After the first day of July, 1914, it shall not be Existing lawful for any person to manage, teach in or maintain any schools existing school in this Colony to which the provisions of must be this Ordinance apply unless and until such person shall registered. have applied for and obtained a certificate of registration of such school in manner hereinafter provided.
8.-(1.) In order that an existing school may obtain a Registra- certificate of registration referred to in section 7 of this tion; how Ordinance it shall be recessary for the manager of such applied for. school within six months from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance to apply to the Director for a certificate of registration. Such application shall be in the form and giving the particulars prescribed in form
1 of the Schedule to this Ordinance.
(2.) In the event of the manager of any such school Penalty if referred to in sub-section (1) of this section failing to application make such application within such period such school shall not made. at the expiration of such period become and be an unlaw- ful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.
(3.) If the Director is of the opinion that any school Registration in respect of which an application for registration is made when under the provisions of this section should be registered be granted. shall register the same and shall issue to the manager of such school a certificate of registration which shall be in the form set forth in form 2 of the Schedule to this Ordinance.
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