Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Chapter 1 · Registration of Teachers
106. Power of Registrar General to refuse to register a person as a teacher
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The Registrar General may refuse to register a person as a teacher under this Act if he is satisfied that the person—
Registrar General
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(1), and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(2);
is under the age of eighteen years;
age
“age”, in relation to a pupil, means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question;
has no qualifications to teach or has qualifications which in the opinion of the Registrar General are inadequate for the purpose;
has made a statement which is false or misleading or which he knew is false or misleading in, or in connection with his
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application for registration or has intentionally suppressed any fact which is material to the application;
suffers from some physical or mental defect or disease rendering him, in the opinion of the Registrar General, unsuitable to be a teacher;
teacher
“teacher” means a person who— (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
has been convicted of an offence by a court of law and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit; or
is not a fit and proper person to be registered as a teacher.
Terms defined in s 2
age
Defined · s 2“age”, in relation to a pupil, means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question;
Registrar General
Defined · s 2“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(1), and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(2);
teacher
Defined · s 2“teacher” means a person who— (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
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