Malaysia legislation
Section 51
Section 51
(2)
An application for a permit to teach under this Act shall be made to the Registrar General on the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner and upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(3)
At any time after receiving the application for a permit to teach and before it is determined, the Registrar General may by written notice require the applicant to provide additional information, particulars or documents, which may differ as between different subjects to be taught by the applicants.
(4)
The Registrar General may, after such investigation as he may think necessary on the application for a permit to teach—
(a)
issue a permit to teach in such form as may be prescribed and subject to such conditions as may be specified to the person applying for such permit, upon payment by such person of the prescribed fee; or
(b)
refuse the application.
(4A)
The Registrar General may impose any other conditions as he deems fit upon issuing a permit under subsection (4).
(5)
A permit to teach shall specify the field or fields of study which may be taught by the person to whom it is issued.
(6)
A person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar General—
(a)
in refusing the application; or
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(b)
in imposing conditions on the permit, may appeal to the Minister within twenty-one days from being notified of the decision appealed against.
(7)
All private higher educational institutions shall keep or cause to be kept a register of teachers in such form and manner as may be determined by the Registrar General.
(8)
Any private higher educational institution which fails to keep or cause to be kept a register of teachers commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Power of Registrar General to refuse and revoke permit to teach