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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1990
NEW POWERS FOR INVESTIGATION OF UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS
THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1990
FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS.
A NEW SECTION (81A) PROVIDES:
PROVIDES NEW POWERS
INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN THE CASE OF UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS
(1) THE DIRECTOR AND ANY INSPECTOR OF HAS INSPECT ANY PREMISES WHICH THE DIRECTOR BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A SCHOOL WHICH PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
SCHOOLS MAY ENTER AND REASON TO SUSPECT ARB IS NOT REGISTERED OR
(2) IF THE DIRECTOR OR ANY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
(A)
IS OBSTRUCTED BY ANY PERSON WHILE HE IS CARRYING INSPECTION OF ANY ATTEMPTING TO CARRY OUT, AN REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (1); OR
OUT, PREMISES
OR
(B)
HAS REASON
TO
SUSPECT
THAT HE
IS
LIKELY
то BE ΤΟ CARRY ᎤᏓᎢ .
SO
OBSTRUCTED IN CARRYING OUT, OR ATTEMPTING SUCH AN INSPECTION.
THE
MAY
BE MAY APPLY ΤΟ ENTER AND INSPECT
ΤΟ
A
AS
CASE INSPECTOR, THE DIRECTOR OF MAGISTRATE UNDER SUBSECTION (3) FOR A WARRANT THOSE PREMISES.
DIRECTOR PREMISES
(3) A MAGISTRATE MAY ISSUE A WARRANT AUTHORISING THE
ENTER ΤΟ
ANY AND INSPECT OR ANY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
SATISFIED BY INFORMATION ON REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (1) IF HE IS
FOR GROUNDS REASONABLE
SUSPECTING
THOSE THAT OATH THAT THERE ARE
A SCHOOL WHICH IS NOT PREMISES ARE BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGISTERED OR PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
(4) A WARRANT ISSUED BY A MAGISTRATE UNDER SUBSECTION (3) AUTHORISE THE DIRECTOR OR ANY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS TO -
MAY
(A) ENTER THOSE PREMISES, IF NECESSARY BY FORCE;
(B)
REMAIN ON THOSE PREMISES FOR SUCH TIME OR TIMES AS MAY SPECIFIED IN THE WARRANT;
BE
(C)
RE-ENTER THOSE PREMISES FROM TIME TO TIME OR ON OR DAYS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED IN THE WARRANT.
SUCH DAY
THE PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING AN INSPECTOR IS A FINE
OF $25,000
AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE OF THESE NEW POWERS WAS TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE REPORTS UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS.
PURPOSE
OF
/HE SAID