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3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to: Schools to
(a.) Government Schools.
(4.) Military Schools.
(c.) Such other schools as the Governor-in-Council may at any time by notification published in the Gazette direct.
which the Ordinance does not apply.
4-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint Appoint- such person as he may think fit to be Registrar of Schools ment of for the purposes of this Ordinance.
Registrar of Schools.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint such Appoint- persons as he may think it to be Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors of Schools for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(3.) The Registrar of Schools, the Inspectors of Sebools and the Sub-Inspectors of Schools shall be paid such fees as the Governor may from time to time determine.
ment of Inspectors and Sub- Inspectora
of Schools.
Payment of Registrar, Inspectors and Sub- 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.
of this Ordinance or whether such school comes into 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.
school.
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 Magistrave of unlawful upon the complaint of the Registrar and shall be liable upou summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $100 and to a further fine of $10 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 Registrar Closing shall order that any unlawful school shall be closed and it down of shall be lawful for such Magistrate to give effect to such unlawfal
school. order in such manter as he may deem fit.
PART IL-REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS.
A.--Existing Schools.
7. It shall not be lawful for any person to manage, teach Existing
in or maintain any existing school in this Colony unless schonts and until such person shall have applied for and obtained must be a certificate of registration of such school in manner here- registered. inafter 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 necessary for the manager of such applied for. school to apply within six months from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance to the Registrar for a certificate of registration in the form and giving the particulars prescribed in form 1 of the Schedule to this Ordinance.
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(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 sebool 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 Registrar is of the opiniou that any school in Registration respect of which an application for registration is made when under the provisions of this section should be registered he 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.
(4.) If the Registrar is of the opinion that any school And when
in respect of which an application for registration is refused. made under the provisions of this section should not be registered he may refuse to register the same and upon such refusal such school shall become and be an unlawful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.
B.-New Schools.
9. It shall not be lawful for any person to open, New schouls start, manage, teach in or maintain any new school in this must be Colony unless and until such person shall have applied for registered and obtained a certificate of registration of such school in
before manner bereinafter provided.
opening.
10.-(1) Any person desiring to open, start or maintain Procedure a new school in this Colony shall make application for per- when apply. mission so to do in the form and giving the particulars to open prescribed in form 3 of the Schedule to this Ordinance. new school.
(2.) If the Registrar is of the opinion that any school fiegistration: in respect of which an application is made under the pro-
when visions of sub-section 1 of this section should be registered
granted, he 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 Sehedule to this Ordinance.
(3.) If the Registrar is of the opinion that any school And when
in respect of which an application for registration is made refused, under the provisions of this section should not be registered
he may refuse to register such school and if after such refusal such school is opened, started or maintained it shall be deemed to be an unlawful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.
PART III.-EXEMPTION OF SCHOOL FROM SUPERVISION,
11.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the manager of any re- Exemption gistered school to apply to the Registrar for exemption from from supervision of such school.
supervision.
(2.) If the Registrar is of opinion that any school in res. When pect of which an application for exemption from supervision granted: has been made under the provision of this section should and its be so exempted, he shall in bis discretion exempt the effect. same, and shall issue to the manager a certificate of ex- emption from supervision in the form set forth in form 2 of the Schedule to this Ordinance and such school shall thereupon become subject only to the provisions of sections 12 (a), (b) and (b), 14 (4), 18, 19 and 20 of this Ordinance.
(3.) It shall be lawful for the Registrar ut any time Cancella- and at his discretion by notice in writing to withdraw his tion of certificate of exemption from supervision referred to in exemption. this section; and thereupon such school shall cease to be
an exempted school.
PART IV.-CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS.
12. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to Power to make regulations and from time to time to rescind or vary Governor-in the same providing for :-
Council to make
(a) the hygienic character and the proper sanita- regulations
tion of schools or school buildings;
relative to schools,
(b.) the methods of enforcement of discipline in
schools;
(c.) the nature and curriculum of the studies to be
curried on in registered schools;
(d.) the length of the periods of instruction and of the holidays to be observed in registerel schools;
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