Inspection
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14.-1.) It shall be the duty of the Registrar to inspect of registered personally or to cause to be inspeeted by an inspector or sub-inspector at least once in every year every registered school for the purpose of ascertaining if all the regulations made under the provisious of section 12 of this Ordi- nance are being complied with and if such school is being properly and efficiently carried on and if such school is necessary for educational purposes.
Inspection
schools.
(2.) It shall be the duty of the Registrar to inspect of exempted personally at least once a year every exempted school for the purpose of ascertaining whether the regulations made under the provisions of section 12 (a), (b) and (e) of this Ordinance are being complied with and whether having regard to the general nature and conduct of the school it is such that it may properly continue to be exempt from supervision.
Right of entry of inspecting officers.
Effect of inspection.
Further
cffect of inspection.
Register of Schools.
Appeal from decision of Registrar.
Power of Governor- in-Council
to close school.
Abolition of Chinese Vernacular Educational Board,
15. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 14 of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Registrar or any inspector or sub-inspector to visit and enter upon any school at any time during school hours.
16. If as a result of any inspection made under the provisions of section 14 of this Ordinance it shall be made to appear to the Registrar to his satisfaction that any of the regulations made under the provisions of section 12 of this Ordinance is not being or has not been complied with or that such school is not being properly or efficiently carried on he may by notice in writing to the manager of such school call upon such manager to comply with or cause to be complied with any such regulation which is not being complied with at such school or to carry on such school in a proper and efficient manner before the expira- tion of such period as may by the Registrar be determined in such notice and if at the expiration of such period so determined in such notice such manager has failed to com- ply with any requisition made in such notice it shall be lawful for the Registrar to strike such school off the register and such school shall forthwith be deemed to be an unlawful school within the meaning of this Ordinance,
17. If as a result of any inspection made under the provisions of section 14 of this Ordinance it shall be made to appear to the Registrar to his satisfaction that any such school is not necessary for educational purposes be shall in writing notify such fact to the manager of such school and at the expiration of a period of three months or of such further period as the Registrar may allow from the date of such notification he shall strike such school off the register and in the event of such school continuing in existence after such date it shall be deemed to be an unlawful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.
PART V.-GENERAL.
18. The Registrar shall keep a Register of Schools in which shall be entered the name and the name of the man- ager of every registered and exempted school and such particulars in connection therewith as may from time to time be required for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance.
19. If any person against whom any decision of the Registrar has been made is dissatisfied with such decision he may appeal from such decision to the Governor-in-Council whose decision upon such matter shall be final and conclusive provided that any such appeal shall be notified in writing to the Clerk of Councils within one month from the date of the decision of the Registrar.
20. If it shall appear to the Governor-in-Council that any school is being conducted in such a manner as to be prejudicial to the interests of this Colony or of the public or of the pupils of such school it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to declare such school to be an unlaw- ful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.
21. The Chinese Vernacular Educational Board consti- tuted by Order-in-Council dated the 7th September, 1911, is hereby abolished,
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