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Registration of school.
Grounds for refusal to register school.
Education
[1985 Ed.
(a) made in such form as the Director shall specify; and (b) accompanied by a plan, drawn to such scale and with such number of copies as the Director shall specify, of the premises or the part of the premises in which the school is to be operated.
and Lands
(3) The Director of Buildings Development may, where he is the competent authority for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) appoint any officer of the Building Development Department to perform the functions of the competent authority under those paragraphs. (Amended, L.N. 76/82)
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the powers of the Building Authority under the Buildings Ordinance.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "competent authority" means-
(a) the Housing Authority in the case of any premises or part of any premises upon land vested in the Housing Authority or over which the Housing Authority has control and management; (Replaced, 23 of 1973, s. 36)
(b) [Deleted, 23 of 1973, s. 36]
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and Lands (c) in any other case, the Director of Building Development and any officer of the Building Development Department appointed by him under subsection (3). (Amended, L.N. 76/82)
13. On receiving an application in accordance with section 11, the Director shall make such inquiry as he considers necessary and shall determine the application-
(a) by registering the school in respect of which the application is made; or
(b) by refusing under section 14 to register the school.
14. (1) The Director may refuse to register a school if it appears to him-
(a) that there would be any danger to persons using the proposed school premises, whether arising inside or outside the premises, or that there would be a risk of any such danger:
(b) that the proposed school premises are or are likely to be for any reason unsuitable for use for the purposes of a school;
(c) that any provision of this Ordinance is being or will be contravened in respect of the school;
(d) that the proposed inclusive fee is excessive having regard to the cost of maintaining and operating the school and to the standard of education to be provided;
(e) that the qualifications and experience of the proposed teachers are not adequate to ensure the satisfactory operation of the school;