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1985 Ed.]

Education

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52. (1) The Director may cancel a permit to teach-

(a) on any ground specified in section 51(b), (c) or (d) on which he would have been entitled to refuse to issue a permit to teach, whether or not such ground existed at the time when the permit was issued; or

(b) on any ground specified in section 47(b), (c), (d) or (e)

which applies to the permitted teacher.

(2) A permit to teach shall be deemed to be cancelled-

(a) if the permitted teacher ceases to be employed in the school

specified in the permit; or

(b) if the registration or provisional registration of the school

specified in the permit is cancelled.

Principals

53. (1) Within 1 month after the registration or provisional registration of a school, the management committee shall recommend for the approval of the Director a teacher of the school to be the principal.

(2) Subject to section 54, the Director shall approve as the principal of the school the teacher who is recommended under subsection (1).

54. The Director may refuse to approve a teacher as the principal of a school if the Director is not satisfied that the teacher is a fit and proper person to be the principal of the school.

55. The principal of a school shall hold office until-

(a) he ceases to be registered as a teacher, or to be permitted to

teach as a permitted teacher in the school;

(b) he resigns;

(c) the Director withdraws his approval of the principal under

section 56; or

(d) the Director approves another teacher of the school as the

principal under section 57(2).

56. The Director may withdraw his approval of the principal of a school if it appears to the Director that the principal-

(a) is no longer a fit and proper person to be the principal; (aa)

(b) is not performing the duties of the principal satisfactorily;

(c) has ceased to perform the duties of the principal; or

(d) is no longer acceptable as such to the majority of the

management committee.

Grounds for cancellation of permit to teach.

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Approval of first principal of school.

Grounds for refusal to approve principal.

Tenure of office

of principal.

Grounds for

withdrawal of approval of principal.