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Schools to which the Ordinance does not apply.

Appoint- ment of Registrar

of Schools.

Appoint- ment of

Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors of Schools.

Payment of Registrar, Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors.

All schools to be registered,

school.

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3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to:

(".) Government Schools.

(5.) Military Schools.

(c.) Such other schools as the Governor-in-Council may at any time by notification published in the Gazette direct.

4.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint such person as he may think fit to be Registrar of Schools for the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint such persons as he may think fit to be Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors of Schools for the purposes of this Ordinance.

(3.) The Registrar of Schools, the Inspectors of Schools and the Sub-Inspectors of Schools shall be paid such fees as the Governor may from time to time determine.

5. Subject to the exceptions contained in section 3 of this Ordinance every school in the Colony whether such school is in existence at the date of the coming into operation 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.

Penalty for 6.- (1.) Any person who is the manager of an unlawful maintenance school shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of of unlawful this Ordinance and may be prosecuted before any Magistrate upon the complaint of the Registrar and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 and to a further fine of $20 in respect of each day during which such unlawful school shall remain open after the date of such conviction.

Closing of unlawful school.

(2.) Any Magistrate upon the complaint of the Registrar shall order that any unlawful school shall be closed and it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to give effect to such order in such manner as he may deem fit.

Existing schools

must be registered

Registra- tion; how applied for.

Penalty if application not made.

Registration when granted.

PART II-REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS.

A.-Existing Schools.

7. It shall not be lawful for any person to manage, teach in or maintain any existing school in this Colony unless and until such person shall have applied for and obtained a certificate of registration of such school in manner here- inafter provided.

8.-(1.) In order that an existing school may obtain a certificate of registration referred to in section 7 of this Ordinance it shall be necessary for the manager of such 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.

(2.) In the event of the manager of any such school referred to in sub-section (1) of this section failing to make such application within such period such school shall 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 opinion that any school in respect of which an application for registration is made under the provisions of this section should be registered 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 Schedule to this Ordinance.