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section effectively precludes the right of parents of other religions to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions (this right is moreover guaranteed in section 67 (2) of the Constitution);

(3) This right is in practice respected;

(4)

This right has been largely realized in so far as a practical choice of school actually exists.

K. Liberty to establish and direct educational institutions

(1) Section 8 (1) of the Education Ordinance gives the Board of Education powers to make regulations prohibiting or restricting the establishment of private schools, and to specify the conditions to be satisfied by registered private schools. Nothing in the Board of Education Regulations however contravenes article 13 (4) of the Covenant. A licence to operate a private school may not be granted only if certain minimum standards are not met. These concern: (a) the safety of the building, (b) the adequacy of sanitary facilities; (c) the qualifications and conduct of the teacher; and (a) the standard of work;

(2) In practice, once the above standards are met there is no interference with this liberty as evidenced by the several private schools which are presently operated.

ARTICLE 14: PRINCIPLE OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION, FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL

(1) As explained above (sect. c, para. 1), primary education in the Government-operated schools in the islands is both free and compulsory. In private schools nominal fees are charged, but attendance of school age children remains compulsory;

(2) and (3) This principle has very largely been realized in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

ARTICLE 15:

RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN CULTURAL LIFE AND TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND THE PROTECTION OF THE INTEREST OF AUTHORS

Articulate cultural expression, scientific research and development, and literary and scholarly writing in the sense contained in the above article are virtually non-existent in the Turks and Caicos Islands. There are, therefore, no laws or administrative regulations which directly bear on these activities. There are, therefore, no restrictions within the Islands on the enjoyment of any of these rights.

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