Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Chapter 3 · Registration of Governors and Employees
90. Grounds of refusal to register a governor or employee
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Registrar General may refuse to register a person as a governor or employee of an educational institution if—
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);
the person 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;
the person has, otherwise than by reason only of an educational institution having ceased to exist, been struck
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off any register established under this Act or under the provisions of any previous corresponding written law;
the person has made a false or misleading statement in, or in connection with, his application for registration, or has intentionally suppressed any fact which is material to the application; or
the person is not a citizen of Malaysia.
The Registrar General shall refuse to register a person who is under the age of eighteen years as a governor.
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;
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;
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
employee
Defined · s 2“employee” means a person employed by a board of governors, other than a governor, a teacher or such other person as may be appointed or nominated by the Minister under subsection 58(2) or 61(2), as the case may be, employed or actively taking part in work connected with the running or the administration of an educational institution;
governor
Defined · s 2“governor” means a person who is empowered under an instrument of government to administer or manage an educational institution;
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);
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