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                                              EDUCATION ACT, 1961 (ACT 87)</span></b></p>
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                                              As amended by</span></p>
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                                              THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 
                                              1965 (ACT 266)1</span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              PART I&#8212;GENERAL</span></p>
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                                              1. Public system of education.</span></p>
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                                              2. Compulsory education.</span></p>
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                                              PART II&#8212;COMMITTEES</span></p>
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                                              3. Establishment of Service 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              4. Meetings of Service Committee.</span></p>
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                                              5. Advisory committees.</span></p>
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                                              PART III&#8212;LOCAL EDUCATION 
                                              AUTHORITIES</span></p>
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                                              6. Local education authorities.</span></p>
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                                              7. Functions of local education 
                                              authority.</span></p>
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                                              8. Establishment of education 
                                              committees.</span></p>
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                                              9. Constitution of an education 
                                              committee.</span></p>
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                                              10. Attendance of Chief Education 
                                              Officer at meetings.</span></p>
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                                              11. Restrictions on expenditure.</span></p>
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                                              12. Returns.</span></p>
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                                              13. Default by local education 
                                              authorities.</span></p>
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                                              PART IV&#8212;PUBLIC HIGHER INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
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                                              14. Control of public higher 
                                              institutions.</span></p>
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                                              15. Establishment of boards of 
                                              governors.</span></p>
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                                              16. Dissolution of board of 
                                              governors.</span></p>
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                                              PART V&#8212;PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
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                                              17. Establishment of private 
                                              institutions.</span></p>
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                                              18. Returns, etc. to be furnished.</span></p>
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                                              19. Closing of private 
                                              institutions.</span></p>
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                                              PART VI&#8212;GENERAL PROVISIONS 
                                              RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
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                                              20. Power to unite two or more 
                                              institutions.</span></p>
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                                              21. Payment of fees.</span></p>
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                                              22. Provisions relating to race, 
                                              language and religion.</span></p>
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                                              23. Restriction on use of 
                                              premises.</span></p>
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                                              24. Restrictions on use and 
                                              possession of literature.</span></p>
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                                              25. Visits and inspection.</span></p>
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                                              PART VII&#8212;FINANCE</span></p>
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                                              26. Public funds.</span></p>
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                                              27. Payment of grants.</span></p>
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                                              PART VIII&#8212;TEACHERS AND TEACHERS' 
                                              COUNCIL</span></p>
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                                              28. Salaries and terms of service.</span></p>
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                                              29. Establishment of a Teachers' 
                                              Council.</span></p>
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                                              30. Meetings of the Teachers' 
                                              Council.</span></p>
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                                              PART IX&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
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                                              31. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              32. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              33. Exemptions.</span></p>
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                                              34. Repeals.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH</span></p>
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                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA </span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              THE EDUCATION ACT, 1961</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to provide for the 
                                              development of education and to 
                                              regulate the terms and conditions 
                                              of service of teachers; and for 
                                              purposes connected therewith.</span></p>
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                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 15th November, 
                                              1961</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the President and 
                                              the National Assembly in this 
                                              present Parliament assembled, as 
                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              PART I&#8212;GENERAL</span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Public System of 
                                              Education.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The public system of education 
                                              shall be organised in two 
                                              progressive stages to be known as 
                                              primary and middle education and 
                                              secondary education.</span></p>
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                                              (2) It shall be the duty of the 
                                              local education authority for 
                                              every area as far as its functions 
                                              extend to contribute towards the 
                                              spiritual, moral, mental and 
                                              physical development of the 
                                              community by securing that 
                                              efficient education throughout the 
                                              primary and middle stages shall be 
                                              available to meet the needs of the 
                                              population of its area.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;Compulsory Education.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Every child who has attained 
                                              the school-going age as determined 
                                              by the Minister shall attend a 
                                              course of instruction as laid down 
                                              by the Minister in a school 
                                              recognised for the purpose by the 
                                              Minister.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any parent who fails to comply 
                                              with the provisions of the 
                                              preceding subsection commits an 
                                              offence and shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding ten pounds and in the 
                                              case of a continuing offence to a 
                                              fine not exceeding two pounds in 
                                              respect of each and every day 
                                              during which the offence 
                                              continues.</span></p>
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                                              PART II&#8212;COMMITTEES</span></p>
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                                              Section 3&#8212;Establishment of Service 
                                              Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) There shall be established a 
                                              terms of service committee which 
                                              shall advise the Minister on the 
                                              remuneration and terms and 
                                              conditions of service of teachers, 
                                              other than public officers, who 
                                              are employed in public 
                                              institutions and of all persons, 
                                              who are employed in the service of 
                                              public education other than public 
                                              officers.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Service Committee shall be 
                                              appointed by the Minister and 
                                              shall consist of the following 
                                              members:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) a chairman to be appointed by 
                                              the Minister;</span></p>
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                                              (b) three members representing 
                                              Educational Units;</span></p>
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                                              (c) three members, nominated by 
                                              the organization recognised by the 
                                              Minister as representing the 
                                              interests of teachers,</span></p>
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                                              (d) three members to represent the 
                                              interests of local authorities, 
                                              appointed by the Minister after 
                                              consultation with the Minister 
                                              responsible for local government; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              (e) two other members, one to 
                                              represent the Minister responsible 
                                              for Education and the other to 
                                              represent the Minister or 
                                              department responsible for 
                                              establishment matters.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Meetings of Service 
                                              Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Service Committee shall 
                                              meet at such times and places as 
                                              the chairman shall, by not less 
                                              than ten days notice in writing to 
                                              the other members, appoint.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The chairman shall preside at 
                                              meetings of the Committee and in 
                                              his absence the members present 
                                              shall appoint one of their number 
                                              to preside.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Every question before the 
                                              Service Committee at any meeting 
                                              shall be decided by a majority of 
                                              the votes of the members present.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The chairman or, in his 
                                              absence, the member presiding 
                                              shall have a vote, and in the case 
                                              of an equality of votes, may 
                                              exercise a second or casting vote.</span></p>
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                                              (5) Six members shall form a 
                                              quorum at any meeting of the 
                                              Service Committee.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5&#8212;Advisory Committees.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Minister may from time to time 
                                              set up committees to advise him on 
                                              the educational system or specific 
                                              aspects thereof.</span></p>
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                                              PART III&#8212;LOCAL EDUCATION 
                                              AUTHORITIES</span></p>
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                                              Section 6&#8212;Local Education 
                                              Authorities.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) A local authority shall be the 
                                              local education authority for the 
                                              area or part of the area over 
                                              which it exercises authority.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The standing orders of a local 
                                              authority in relation to its 
                                              meetings shall apply to the 
                                              meetings of the local education 
                                              authority.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7&#8212;Functions of Local 
                                              Education Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act, a local education 
                                              authority shall, in the prescribed 
                                              manner&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) build, equip and maintain all 
                                              public primary and middle schools, 
                                              in its area;</span></p>
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                                              (b) establish all such public 
                                              primary, middle and special 
                                              schools as are, in the opinion of 
                                              the Minister, after consultation 
                                              with the Minister responsible for 
                                              local government, required in its 
                                              area;</span></p>
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                                              (c) advise the Minister on all 
                                              matters relating to primary and 
                                              middle school education in its 
                                              area and such other matters as may 
                                              be referred to it by the Minister;</span></p>
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                                              (d) perform in its area all the 
                                              prescribed functions of a local 
                                              education authority.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A local education authority 
                                              may perform any educational 
                                              function approved by the Minister, 
                                              and shall perform any educational 
                                              function conferred by any other 
                                              enactment on the local authority 
                                              of its area. </span></p>
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                                              Section 8&#8212;Establishment of 
                                              Education Committees.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Every local education 
                                              authority shall establish an 
                                              education committee and may 
                                              authorise the education committee 
                                              to perform on its behalf any 
                                              function imposed or conferred upon 
                                              it with respect to education by 
                                              the provisions of this or any 
                                              other enactment.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Before performing any function 
                                              relating to education, a local 
                                              education authority shall require 
                                              a report of its education 
                                              committee on the exercise of the 
                                              function for approval.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9&#8212;Constitution of an 
                                              Education Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The education committee of the 
                                              local education authority shall 
                                              consist of nine members not less 
                                              than two of whom shall be members 
                                              of the local education authority.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The chairman of the education 
                                              committee shall be a person who is 
                                              a member of the local education 
                                              authority and shall be elected by 
                                              the local education authority.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Members of the education 
                                              committee who are not members of 
                                              the local education authority 
                                              shall be known as private members 
                                              and shall be suitable persons with 
                                              experience and interest in 
                                              education nominated by the 
                                              Educational Units and appointed by 
                                              the local education authority.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act the local education 
                                              authority appointing an education 
                                              committee may make, vary and 
                                              revoke standing orders relating to 
                                              the meetings of the education 
                                              committee so appointed.</span></p>
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                                              Section 10&#8212;Attendance of Chief 
                                              Education Officer at Meetings.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Chief Education Officer 
                                              shall have the right to attend all 
                                              meetings of a local education 
                                              authority and of its education 
                                              committee but shall not be 
                                              entitled to vote upon any matter 
                                              for decision by the authority or 
                                              committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The local education authority 
                                              shall send to the Chief Education 
                                              Officer not less than fourteen 
                                              days' notice of any meetings of 
                                              the authority.</span></p>
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                                              Section 11&#8212;Restrictions on 
                                              Expenditure.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) A local education authority 
                                              shall not, without the prior 
                                              approval of the Minister, maintain 
                                              or assist in maintaining or incur 
                                              any expenditure whatsoever on any 
                                              institution other than a public 
                                              primary, middle or special school.</span></p>
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                                              (2) No expenditure on education 
                                              shall be incurred by a local 
                                              education authority otherwise than 
                                              to meet its commitments under the 
                                              provisions of section 7 of this 
                                              Act, until it has met all such 
                                              commitments.</span></p>
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                                              Section 12&#8212;Returns.</span></b></p>
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                                              All local education authorities 
                                              shall from time to time provide 
                                              the Chief Education Officer with 
                                              any information, returns, accounts 
                                              and estimates as he may require.</span></p>
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                                              Section 13&#8212;Default by Local 
                                              Education Authorities.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) If the Minister is satisfied 
                                              that a local education authority 
                                              has made default in the 
                                              performance of any function 
                                              imposed or conferred upon it by 
                                              the provisions of this Act or any 
                                              other enactment for the time being 
                                              in force, he may by executive 
                                              instrument, declare the local 
                                              education authority to be in 
                                              default and may, by the same or 
                                              any other executive instrument&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) direct the local education 
                                              authority to perform such of its 
                                              functions in such manner and 
                                              within such time as may be 
                                              specified in the instrument for 
                                              the purpose of removing the 
                                              default; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) transfer, after consultation 
                                              with the Minister responsible for 
                                              local government, to such person 
                                              and for such period as he thinks 
                                              fit, all or any of the functions 
                                              of the local education authority 
                                              in default.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) If a local education authority 
                                              fails to comply with the terms of 
                                              an instrument made in accordance 
                                              with the provisions of paragraph 
                                              (a) of subsection (1) of this 
                                              section, the Minister may, after 
                                              consultation with the Minister 
                                              responsible for local government, 
                                              order a transfer in accordance 
                                              with the provisions of paragraph 
                                              (b) of that subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a local authority is 
                                              dissolved or suspended from the 
                                              exercise of all its functions in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              any enactment the local education 
                                              authority shall, for the avoidance 
                                              of doubts, continue to perform its 
                                              functions as an education 
                                              authority unless in the instrument 
                                              of suspension or dissolution the 
                                              functions of education are 
                                              specifically included.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The provisions of sections 8 
                                              and 9 of this Act shall not apply 
                                              to a local education authority 
                                              established under the provisions 
                                              of subsection (3) of this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Where any function of a local 
                                              education authority has been 
                                              transferred from that authority to 
                                              another person in accordance with 
                                              the provisions of paragraph (b) of 
                                              subsection (1) of this section&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the local education authority 
                                              in default shall cease to perform 
                                              that function for such period as 
                                              the Minister thinks fit; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the expenses incurred by such 
                                              other person in discharging such 
                                              functions shall be paid by the 
                                              local education authority in 
                                              default.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) For the avoidance of doubts a 
                                              person to whom the functions of a 
                                              local education authority have 
                                              been transferred shall be deemed 
                                              for all purposes to be the local 
                                              education authority and 
                                              accordingly that person may sue 
                                              and be sued in the name of the 
                                              local education authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART IV&#8212;PUBLIC HIGHER INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Control of Public 
                                              Higher Institutions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Public higher institutions, not 
                                              being Government institutions, 
                                              shall be controlled by a board of 
                                              governors, committee of management 
                                              or any other body performing 
                                              similar functions of a board of 
                                              governors established under the 
                                              provisions of section 15 of this 
                                              Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Establishment of Boards 
                                              of Governors.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              subsection (4) of this section, 
                                              the Minister shall for every 
                                              assisted institution by notice in 
                                              the Gazette, establish a board of 
                                              governors to act in accordance 
                                              with a constitution and rules 
                                              approved by him.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A board of governors so 
                                              established for an assisted 
                                              institution shall be a body 
                                              corporate with perpetual 
                                              succession and a common seal and 
                                              shall have power to hold and 
                                              manage land for the purposes for 
                                              which it is established, but shall 
                                              have no power to dispose of land 
                                              so held without the written 
                                              authority of the President in that 
                                              behalf first had and obtained.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The constitution and rules 
                                              approved by the Minister shall in 
                                              no respect be altered, amended, 
                                              varied, added to or revoked, save 
                                              with the written approval of the 
                                              Minister first had and obtained.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) A board of governors or a 
                                              similar body recognised by the 
                                              Minister in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of any enactment in 
                                              force at the commencement of this 
                                              Act shall be deemed to have been 
                                              established in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Dissolution of Board of 
                                              Governors.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister may at any time 
                                              for good cause, by notice in the 
                                              Gazette, dissolve a board of 
                                              governors established under the 
                                              provisions of this Act and, as 
                                              from the date of the notice or 
                                              from any other date, specified 
                                              therein, the board of governors 
                                              shall be deemed to be 
                                              disestablished and dissolved.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any property, estate or 
                                              interest in land held by or vested 
                                              in a board of governors and all 
                                              the functions exercisable by a 
                                              board of governors at the time of 
                                              the publication of the notice of 
                                              dissolution in respect of such 
                                              board of governors shall 
                                              forthwith, without further 
                                              authority than this subsection, 
                                              vest in the Minister and remain so 
                                              vested until the establishment of 
                                              a new board of governors in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              section 15 of this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) On the establishment of a new 
                                              board of governors the land and 
                                              the functions shall be vested in 
                                              the new board of governors by a 
                                              written declaration by the 
                                              Minister to that effect.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART V&#8212;PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;Establishment of 
                                              Private Institution.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No person shall establish a 
                                              private institution without the 
                                              prior approval of the Minister.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person who establishes a 
                                              private institution without the 
                                              prior approval of the Minister 
                                              shall be guilty of an offence, and 
                                              shall, on conviction thereof, be 
                                              liable to a fine not exceeding 
                                              five hundred pounds, or to a term 
                                              of imprisonment not exceeding one 
                                              year, or to both such fine and 
                                              such imprisonment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any person who proposes to 
                                              establish and conduct&nbsp; a private 
                                              institution shall, not later than 
                                              three months before such 
                                              establishment, make an application 
                                              to the Minister under this section 
                                              for his approval of the proposal.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The application shall be in 
                                              the prescribed form and shall 
                                              contain the prescribed 
                                              particulars.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Minister may grant, or, 
                                              for reasons which to him appear 
                                              sufficient, decline to grant the 
                                              application.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Any person whose application 
                                              for the approval of a proposal to 
                                              establish and conduct a private 
                                              institution has been granted by 
                                              the Minister may, in the 
                                              prescribed manner, and subject to 
                                              the subsequent provisions of this 
                                              Act, establish and conduct a 
                                              private institution.[As 
                                              substituted by the Education 
                                              (Amendment) Act, 1965Act 266 s.1]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Returns, Etc. to be 
                                              Furnished.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The proprietor of every 
                                              private institution shall, within 
                                              one month after the date of the 
                                              establishment thereof or, in the 
                                              case of a private institution 
                                              which is in existence at the date 
                                              of the commencement of this Act, 
                                              within one month after the date of 
                                              commencement thereof, furnish the 
                                              Chief Education Officer or the 
                                              Chief Technical Education Officer 
                                              as the case may be with such 
                                              information and returns as he may 
                                              require.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Whenever a change in the 
                                              ownership or location of a private 
                                              institution occurs or there in a 
                                              modification in respect of any of 
                                              the particulars required to be 
                                              supplied in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section, other than 
                                              particulars of the number, names 
                                              and ages of the pupils attending 
                                              such institution, the proprietor 
                                              shall furnish the Chief Education 
                                              Officer or the Chief Technical 
                                              Education Officer, as the case may 
                                              be, with a supplementary return 
                                              containing the new particulars.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) If a private institution 
                                              remains closed, other than in 
                                              respect of regular holidays, for a 
                                              period longer than one month, the 
                                              proprietor thereof shall furnish 
                                              the Chief Education Officer or the 
                                              Chief Technical Education Officer, 
                                              as the case may be, with written 
                                              reasons for the closing of the 
                                              institution and inform him in 
                                              writing of the period during which 
                                              it is likely to remain closed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) If the proprietor desires 
                                              thereafter to reopen the 
                                              institution, he shall furnish a 
                                              return in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Closing of Private 
                                              Institutions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If the Minister is satisfied 
                                              that a private institution is 
                                              dangerous or potentially dangerous 
                                              to the physical or moral welfare 
                                              of the pupils attending it or that 
                                              its continued existence is against 
                                              the public interest he shall, by 
                                              notice in writing, require the 
                                              proprietor thereof to close the 
                                              institution within a specified 
                                              time and may by the same or any 
                                              other notice appoint a board of 
                                              governors who shall have complete 
                                              control and superintendence of the 
                                              institution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Whenever the Minister appoints 
                                              a board of governors under the 
                                              provisions of the immediately 
                                              preceding subsection the 
                                              institution concerned shall be 
                                              deemed to be a public institution, 
                                              subject to the payment of 
                                              compensation to be assessed by the 
                                              Minister whose decision thereon 
                                              shall be final.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VI&#8212;GENERAL PROVISIONS 
                                              RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Power to Unite Two or 
                                              more Institutions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Whenever it shall appear to 
                                              the Minister that the union of any 
                                              two or more institutions will 
                                              conduce to greater economy or 
                                              efficiency, he may, subject to 
                                              such conditions as he thinks fit, 
                                              direct the union of the 
                                              institutions concerned.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) If an institution, in respect 
                                              of which the Minister has given a 
                                              direction in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of this section, is not 
                                              brought into the union in 
                                              accordance with such direction, it 
                                              shall cease to be a public 
                                              institution from the date of the 
                                              Minister's direction and no grant 
                                              shall be paid to it from that date 
                                              or in the case of a private 
                                              institution it shall be lawful for 
                                              the Minister to appoint a board of 
                                              governors for that institution for 
                                              the purpose of the desired union.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 21&#8212;Payment of Fees.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No fee, other than the payment 
                                              for the provision of essential 
                                              books or stationery or of 
                                              materials required by pupils for 
                                              use in practical work, shall be 
                                              charged in respect of tuition at a 
                                              public primary, middle or special 
                                              school.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No fee, other than the 
                                              prescribed fees, shall be charged 
                                              in respect of the education or 
                                              residence of any pupil or student 
                                              at a public secondary school or at 
                                              a public training college.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Minister may at any time 
                                              appoint a committee consisting of 
                                              the Chief Education Officer or the 
                                              Chief Technical Education Officer 
                                              and two other persons who may 
                                              investigate the amount, and the 
                                              payment, of fees in a private 
                                              institution and make 
                                              recommendations to the Minister.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Any person who contravenes the 
                                              provisions of this section commits 
                                              an offence and shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding one hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 22&#8212;Provisions Relating to 
                                              Race, Language and Religion.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No person shall be refused 
                                              admission as a pupil to, or 
                                              refused attendance as a pupil at, 
                                              any school on account of the 
                                              religious persuasion, nationality, 
                                              race or language of himself or of 
                                              either of his parents.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No test or enquiries shall be 
                                              made of, or concerning the 
                                              religious beliefs of pupils or 
                                              students prior to their admittance 
                                              to any school or college.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) No person attending or 
                                              desirous of attending a school as 
                                              a pupil shall, if his parent 
                                              objects, be required to attend or 
                                              to abstain from attending, whether 
                                              in the institution or elsewhere, 
                                              any Sunday school, or any form of 
                                              religious worship or observance, 
                                              or any instruction in religious 
                                              subjects.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Any person who contravenes the 
                                              provisions of this section commits 
                                              an offence and shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding fifty pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 23&#8212;Restriction on Use of 
                                              Premises.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The premises of a public 
                                              institution shall not be used for 
                                              any purpose which, in the opinion 
                                              of the Minister, interferes with 
                                              the purposes for which the 
                                              institution was established.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 24&#8212;Restrictions on use and 
                                              Possession of Literature.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister may in writing 
                                              direct that any book, newspaper, 
                                              document or other printed or 
                                              written matter or any film, 
                                              picture or visual or aural aid or 
                                              any record of speech or language 
                                              of whatsoever kind shall not be 
                                              treated in any manner, either by 
                                              exhibition, reading, recitation, 
                                              description, delivery or otherwise 
                                              as to make known its contents to 
                                              any pupil in any institution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person who fails to comply 
                                              with a direction given by the 
                                              Minister in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section, commits an offence 
                                              and shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction to imprisonment for a 
                                              term not exceeding twelve months 
                                              or to a fine not exceeding one 
                                              hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 25&#8212;Visits and Inspection.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Chief Education Officer or 
                                              the Chief Technical Education 
                                              Officer may at all reasonable 
                                              times, with or without notice, 
                                              visit and inspect any institution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person who prevents or 
                                              hinders the Chief Education 
                                              Officer or the Chief Technical 
                                              Education Officer from visiting or 
                                              inspecting an institution in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              subsection (1) of this section 
                                              commits an offence and shall be 
                                              liable on summary conviction&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) in the case of a first offence 
                                              to a fine not exceeding ten 
                                              pounds; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) in the case of a second or 
                                              subsequent offence to a fine not 
                                              exceeding fifty pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VII&#8212;FINANCE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 26&#8212;Public Funds.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              sum of money shall be provided 
                                              annually by the Government and 
                                              shall be administered by the 
                                              Minister for the purposes of 
                                              public education in accordance 
                                              with the provisions of this Act 
                                              and regulations made thereunder.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 27&#8212;Payment of Grants.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Grants-in-aid made in respect of 
                                              public education, other than 
                                              grants made by a local education 
                                              authority to schools which the 
                                              authority manages, shall&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) if made to a public 
                                              institution, be made to a duly 
                                              constituted and responsible board 
                                              of governors or, if no such board 
                                              exists, to trustees constituted 
                                              under a trust instrument;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) in all other cases, be made to 
                                              trustees constituted under a trust 
                                              instrument.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VIII&#8212;TEACHERS AND TEACHERS' 
                                              COUNCIL</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 28&#8212;Salaries and Terms of 
                                              Service.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Subject to the provisions of this 
                                              Act, the salaries, terms and 
                                              conditions of service and 
                                              discipline of all teachers, other 
                                              than public officers, employed in 
                                              public institutions shall be 
                                              prescribed by regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 29&#8212;Establishment of a 
                                              Teachers' Council.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister shall establish a 
                                              Teachers' Council to advise on 
                                              measures necessary to preserve 
                                              high standards of conduct in the 
                                              teaching profession.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Council shall consist of 
                                              not less than seven active service 
                                              teachers of whom at least one 
                                              shall be a woman.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The members of the Council 
                                              shall be appointed by the Minister 
                                              in consultation with the teachers 
                                              organization recognised by the 
                                              Minister.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The members of the Council 
                                              shall serve on the Council for a 
                                              period of one year from the date 
                                              of their appointment but shall be 
                                              eligible for re-appointment at the 
                                              expiration of that period.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The members of the Council 
                                              shall, at the first meeting of the 
                                              Council and thereafter whenever 
                                              the office falls vacant, elect, 
                                              subject to the approval of the 
                                              Minister, a chairman from amongst 
                                              their number.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) The Chairman shall hold office 
                                              from the date of election until 
                                              the expiry of the period referred 
                                              to in subsection (4) of this 
                                              section but shall, if re-elected 
                                              under the provisions of that 
                                              subsection, be eligible for 
                                              re-election as chairman at the 
                                              expiration of that period.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) A member of the Council may, 
                                              after giving fourteen days' notice 
                                              in writing to the Minister, resign 
                                              from office.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (8) The powers of the Council may 
                                              be exercised notwithstanding any 
                                              vacancy among its members.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 30&#8212;Meetings of the 
                                              Teachers' Council.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Teachers' Council shall 
                                              meet at such times and places as 
                                              the Chief Education Officer in 
                                              consultation with the chairman 
                                              shall, by ten days' notice in 
                                              writing to the members, appoint.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The chairman shall preside at 
                                              meetings of the Council and in his 
                                              absence the members present shall 
                                              appoint one of their number to 
                                              preside.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Every question before the 
                                              Council shall be decided by a 
                                              majority of the votes of members 
                                              present.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The chairman or, in his 
                                              absence, the member presiding 
                                              shall have a vote, and in the case 
                                              of an equality of votes, may 
                                              exercise a second or casting vote.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Four members of the Council 
                                              shall form a quorum at any meeting 
                                              of the Council.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART IX&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 31&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister may, and in so 
                                              far as such regulations give 
                                              powers to, or impose duties upon, 
                                              local authorities, after 
                                              consultation with the Minister 
                                              responsible for local government, 
                                              make, by legislative instrument, 
                                              Regulations dealing with all 
                                              matters relating to education; and 
                                              in particular, but without 
                                              derogating from the generality of 
                                              the foregoing provision, with 
                                              respect to any of the following 
                                              subjects, that is to say:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the establishment, 
                                              recognition, maintenance and 
                                              discontinuance of institutions, 
                                              their administration, control, 
                                              supervision and management and the 
                                              procedure in the event of an 
                                              institution ceasing to be a public 
                                              institution;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the organization, staffing and 
                                              inspection of institutions and the 
                                              curriculum and instruction to be 
                                              given therein:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the manner in which public 
                                              education shall be financed, the 
                                              payment of grants-in-aid by 
                                              Government in respect of public 
                                              education and the conditions under 
                                              which the grants shall be made;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the fees chargeable in public 
                                              institutions, the collection, use 
                                              and disposal of such fees;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the admission, registration, 
                                              transfer, attendance, examination 
                                              and promotion of pupils and 
                                              students in public institutions, 
                                              the selection of pupils and 
                                              students for public middle, 
                                              secondary and technical education 
                                              and teacher training and the 
                                              allocation of boarding places at 
                                              public boarding and part-boarding 
                                              institutions recognised as such;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) the withdrawal and removal of 
                                              pupils and students in public 
                                              institutions and their discipline;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) the registers, records 
                                              accounts, and similar documents to 
                                              be kept in institutions; and the 
                                              returns and information to be 
                                              rendered by persons and bodies 
                                              responsible for institutions;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) the examination, 
                                              certification, training, 
                                              instruction, registration, 
                                              qualifications and bonds of 
                                              teachers in consultation with the 
                                              National Teacher Training Council;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              the appointment, employment, 
                                              discipline, allocation, posting, 
                                              classification, salaries, 
                                              allowances, terms and conditions 
                                              of service of teachers in public 
                                              institutions, and of other persons 
                                              engaged in the service of public 
                                              education; the appointment, 
                                              salaries, allowances, terms and&nbsp; 
                                              conditions of service of teachers 
                                              in private institutions: provided 
                                              that no regulations made under 
                                              this paragraph shall relate to 
                                              public officers;[Amended by the 
                                              insertion of the Education 
                                              (Amendment) Act, 1965 s.2]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) the duties, responsibilities 
                                              and functions of heads of public 
                                              institutions, of boards of 
                                              governors and trustees of 
                                              secondary schools, training 
                                              colleges, other establishments for 
                                              higher education and of managers 
                                              of primary and middle schools;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (k) the duties, responsibilities, 
                                              powers and functions of local 
                                              education authorities, their 
                                              control and direction by the 
                                              Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (l) the physical welfare and 
                                              medical inspection of pupils and 
                                              students in institutions;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (m) the inspection, maintenance 
                                              and closure of premises used for 
                                              purposes of education;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (n) the standards for such 
                                              premises and the procedure 
                                              governing the execution of capital 
                                              works for the purposes of 
                                              education, including the grant of 
                                              a power to pull down buildings 
                                              erected without prior approval 
                                              when the regulations provide for 
                                              such prior approval;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (o) the returns to be furnished by 
                                              the proprietors of educational 
                                              establishments;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (p) matters which under the 
                                              provisions of this Act may be or 
                                              are required to be prescribed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations made under the 
                                              provisions of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section may provide that any 
                                              person convicted of the 
                                              contravention of, or failure to 
                                              comply with, the provisions of any 
                                              regulation shall be liable to a 
                                              fine not exceeding fifty pounds or 
                                              to imprisonment for a term not 
                                              exceeding six months or to both 
                                              such fine and imprisonment and in 
                                              the case of a continuing 
                                              contravention of, or failure to 
                                              comply with, any regulation shall 
                                              be liable, in addition, to a fine 
                                              not exceeding five pounds for each 
                                              day during which the contravention 
                                              or failure to comply continues.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 32&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act, unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;assisted institution&quot; means a 
                                              public secondary school or 
                                              training college or other 
                                              establishment for higher 
                                              education, which is controlled by 
                                              a board of governors, committee of 
                                              management or other body 
                                              performing similar functions under 
                                              a constitution and rules approved 
                                              by the Minister and which is 
                                              approved by the Minister for the 
                                              receipt of grants-in-aid from 
                                              public funds;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;board of governors&quot; includes a 
                                              committee of management or any 
                                              other body performing similar 
                                              functions of a board of governors;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Chief Education Officer&quot; means 
                                              the person for the time being 
                                              lawfully discharging the functions 
                                              of the Chief Education Officer or 
                                              any person duly authorised by him;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Chief Technical Education 
                                              Officer&quot; means the person for the 
                                              time being lawfully discharging 
                                              the functions of the Chief 
                                              Technical Education Officer or any 
                                              person duly authorised by him;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Educational Unit&quot; means a 
                                              corporation, a body or religious 
                                              society which has the management 
                                              of one or more public institutions 
                                              and is recognised as such by the 
                                              Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Government institution&quot; means an 
                                              educational establishment which is 
                                              managed by the Chief Education 
                                              Officer or the Chief Technical 
                                              Education Officer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;grant-in-aid&quot; means money paid 
                                              from Central or Local Government 
                                              funds in respect of any 
                                              institution, other than a 
                                              Government institution, or in 
                                              respect of the administration of 
                                              an Educational Unit;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;institution&quot; means a school, 
                                              training college or any other 
                                              educational establishment;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;local authority&quot; includes a city 
                                              council and the Tema Corporation;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;local government&quot;, in relation to 
                                              funds, means the funds of local 
                                              authorities;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;manager&quot; , in relation to an 
                                              institution, means any person who 
                                              is responsible for the management 
                                              of the institution;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for Education;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;parent&quot; includes guardian;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;middle school&quot; means a school so 
                                              designated by the Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;primary school&quot; means a school so 
                                              designated by the Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;private&quot; , in relation to an 
                                              institution, means maintained 
                                              neither wholly nor in part from 
                                              Central or Local Government funds;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;proprietor&quot; , in relation to a 
                                              private institution, means the 
                                              person or body of persons 
                                              responsible for the management of 
                                              the institution, or in charge 
                                              thereof, or in the absence of both 
                                              such persons the teacher who has 
                                              been a member of the staff of such 
                                              institution for the longest 
                                              period;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;public&quot; , in relation to an 
                                              institution, means maintained 
                                              wholly or in part from Central or 
                                              Local Government funds;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;public higher institution&quot; means 
                                              a Government or assisted 
                                              institution other than a primary 
                                              or middle school;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;recognised institution&quot; means an 
                                              educational establishment which is 
                                              so recognised by the Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;school&quot; means an educational 
                                              establishment intended for the 
                                              education of not less than ten 
                                              pupils, assembled for the purpose 
                                              of receiving regular instruction, 
                                              other than any Sunday school, 
                                              industrial school, training 
                                              college or other establishment 
                                              intended solely for the education 
                                              of adults;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;secondary school&quot; means a school, 
                                              or a department of an institution, 
                                              which provides courses leading to 
                                              the attainment of a standard at 
                                              least equivalent to that of the 
                                              School Certificate examination of 
                                              the West African Examinations 
                                              Council;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;special school&quot; means a school 
                                              providing a course of instruction, 
                                              approved by the Minister, for 
                                              children who are blind, deaf and 
                                              dumb or in any other manner 
                                              physically handicapped or mentally 
                                              affected;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;training college&quot; means an 
                                              establishment for the training of 
                                              teachers, other than the 
                                              University of Ghana and the Kwame 
                                              Nkrumah University or any other 
                                              department thereof.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 33&#8212;Exemptions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Nothing in this Act contained 
                                              shall apply to the University of 
                                              Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah 
                                              University or to any institution 
                                              established under the provisions 
                                              of any other enactment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 34&#8212;Repeals.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The following enactments as 
                                              subsequently amended are hereby 
                                              repealed&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Achimota School Ordinance 
                                              (Cap. 114);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Education (Southern Ghana and 
                                              Ashanti) Ordinance(Cap. 121);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Education (Northern and Upper 
                                              Regions) Ordinance(Cap. 122):</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that any office specified 
                                              in the Second Schedule to the 
                                              Achimota School Ordinance (Cap. 
                                              114) at the commencement of this 
                                              Act shall continue to be 
                                              pensionable office within the 
                                              meaning of the Pensions Ordinance 
                                              (Cap. 30) and accordingly the 
                                              provisions of the Pensions 
                                              Ordinance shall continue to apply 
                                              in the same way and manner as they 
                                              did apply under the Achimota 
                                              School Ordinance to any person 
                                              holding such office and confirmed 
                                              therein at the commencement of 
                                              this Act notwithstanding the 
                                              repeal of the Achimota School 
                                              Ordinance.</span></td>
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