Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Chapter 11 · Management of Educational Institutions
62. Dissolution of board of managers or governors of government educational institution
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Every board of managers or board of governors of a government educational institution except—
government educational institution
“government school” or “government educational institution” means a school or an educational institution established and fully maintained by the Minister under Part IV;
a government national-type primary school; and
a government national primary school or government national secondary school to be determined by the Minister, established prior to the appointed date, shall be dissolved on that date in such manner as the Minister may determine, and thereupon it shall cease to employ and to be the employer of teachers and other
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employees, and every instrument of management or government pertaining to the educational institution shall cease to have effect.
Upon the dissolution of a board of managers or board of governors of a government educational institution under subsection (1)—
a person acting as a manager or governor immediately prior to the appointed date shall cease to act as such;
all rights, obligations and liabilities relating to any matter which, immediately before the appointed date, were the responsibility of the board shall on that date devolve on the
Government; and
sections 53, 54, 55, 56, 59 and 87 shall not apply to the government educational institution.
Terms defined in s 2
appointed date
Defined · s 2“appointed date” means the date of coming into force of this Act;
educational institution
Defined · s 2“educational institution” means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of an organization or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does not include— (a) any place where the teaching is confined exclusively to the teaching of any religion; or (b) any place declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette not to be an educational institution for the purposes of this Act; Education 19
government educational institution
Defined · s 2“government school” or “government educational institution” means a school or an educational institution established and fully maintained by the Minister under Part IV;
governor
Defined · s 2“governor” means a person who is empowered under an instrument of government to administer or manage an educational institution;
national secondary school
Defined · s 2“national secondary school” means a government or government-aided secondary school— (a) providing a five-year course of secondary education appropriate for pupils who have just completed primary education; Education 21 (b) using the national language as the main medium of instruction; (c) in which the English language is a compulsory subject of instruction; (d) in which facilities for the teaching of— (i) the Chinese or Tamil language shall be made available if the parents of at least fifteen pupils in the school so request; (ii) indigenous languages shall be made available if it is reasonable and practicable so to do and if the parents of at least fifteen pupils in the school so request; and (iii) Arabic, Japanese, German or French or any other foreign language may be made available if it is reasonable and practicable so to do; and (e) preparing pupils for such examinations as may be prescribed, and includes any such school providing a transition class;
primary school
Defined · s 2“primary school” means a school providing primary education appropriate for pupils from the age of six years;
Chapter 12
Provision of Facilities and Services
Part V
Assessment and Examination
Part VI
Higher Education
Part VII
Private Educational Institutions
Part VIII
Registration of Educational Institutions
Chapter 1
Registration of Educational Institutions
Chapter 2
Cancellation of Registration
Chapter 3
Registration of Governors and Employees
Chapter 4
Registration of Pupils
Chapter 5
Inspection of Educational Institutions by the
Part IX
Registration of Teachers
Chapter 1
Registration of Teachers
Chapter 2
Permits to Teach
Chapter 3
Miscellaneous
Part X
The Inspectorate of Schools
Chapter 1
The Inspectorate
Chapter 2
General
Part XI
Finance
Part XII
Appeals
Part XIII
Regulations
Part XIV
Offences and Penalties
Part XV
Miscellaneous
Part XVI