Incorpora-
tion of the English Schools Foundation.
Powers of Foundation. (Cap. 305.)
(Cap. 279.)
Dividends Prohibited.
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"school" means an institution or place which provides or where there is provided for ten or more persons kindergarten, primary, secondary, post-secondary or further education or other educational course, and in the case of instruction given by means of correspondence delivered by hand or through the postal services, the institution or place where the instruction is prepared or where the work of the pupils is examined.
(2) For the purpose of this Ordinance, "good cause", when used with reference to removal from office, membership or place, means inability to perform officicully the duties of the office, neglect of duty, or such misconduct, whether in an official or a private capacity, as renders the bolder unfit to continue in office.
3. There is hereby established in the Colony a Foundation with the name of "The English Schools Foundation". Subject to section 11. the Foundation shall consist of such members as may be provided by regulations made under section 10. The Foundation shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and may sue or be sued in that name and shall have and may use a common scal and may from time to time break, change, after and make anew the said seal as the Foundation may deem fit.
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Charities (Land Acquisi- tion) Ordinence the Foundation shall have full power to take by gift or otherwise purchase and hold, grant, demise, mortgage or other- wise dispose of real or personal estate and in addition shall have all other powers conferred by under or by virtue of this Ordinance.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance the Foundation shall have full power to own, manage, administer and operate within the Colony schools offering, without regard to race or religion, a modern liberal education through the medium of the English language to boys and girls who are able to benefit from such an education.
5. No dividend or bonus whatsoever shall be paid and no gift or division of money or any property whatsoever shall be made by or on behalf of the Foundation to any of its members or to any of the staff or students of the schools of the Foundation except by way of prize. reward or special grant.
Manager and 6. (1) Subject to the approval of the Director of Education, the Supervisor of Foundation shall, for the purposes of the Education Ordinance be registered as the sole manager and supervisor of each of the schools of the Foundation.
the Schools.
(Cap. 279.)
(2) Acting on behalf of the Foundation, the Principal of a school of the Foundation shall conduct all correspondence relating to the administration, management and supervision of such school.
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7. (1) The Foundation shall establish an Executive Committee Foundation, and School Councils. The respective constitutions, powers and duties Executive
Committer. of the Foundation, the Executive Committee and the School Councils School shall be as prescribed by this Ordinance.
Councils,
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(2) The Foundation shall. subject to the provisions of this Ordin- constitution, ance. be the supreme governing body over the Executive Committee, the peers and School Councils, the schools and any committees established thereunder. and the Executive Committee, the School Councils, the schools and the other committees shall comply with any resolutions which may from time to time be made by the Foundation.
(3) The Executive Committee shall be the executive body of the Foundation, shall provide for the custody and use of the common seal, and, subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance and of (Cap. 2790) this Ordinance, it shall administer the property and manage the affairs of the Foundation.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and to the financial control of the Executive Committee, each School Council shall have the regulation of all matters relating to education within its own school.
(5) No act or resolution of the Foundation, the Executive Com- mittee or the School Councils shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in, or any want of qualification by or invalidity in the election or appointment of any member of, any such body.
8. (1) The Foundation, the Executive Committee and any School Committees Council respectively may establish such committees as they think fit. generally.
(2) Unless otherwise expressly provided by the regulations, any committee may consist party of persons who are not members of the Foundation, the Executive Committee or the School Council, as the case may be.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Foundation. the Executive Committee and any School Council respectively may, with or without restrictions or conditions as they think fit, delegate any of their powers and duties to any committee.
9. (1) The officers of the Foundation shall be the Chairman, Officers and Vice-chairman, Secretary. Treasurer and such other persons as may be staff, their designated as officers by the regulations.
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(2) All officers shall be appointed by the Foundation in accordance emoluments. with the regulations, and the Foundation shall not terminate any such appointment otherwise than for good cause after the consideration of the recommendation of the Executive Committee.
(3) The Chairman shall be the chief officer of the Foundation, and shall preside at all meetings of the Foundation and of the Executive Commillee.