Section 7Part 2 — DUTIES OF MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATION, AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
Establishment and duties of Education Council
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There shall be a body to be known as the Education Council which shall —
advise the Minister on such matters pertaining to education as the Minister may require;
make decisions on matters pertaining to education as the Minister may delegate to it pursuant to section 3(4);
register educational institutions, institutions providing educational support services, and teachers in schools and early childhood care and education centres, and otherwise regulate the teaching profession in accordance with standards set by the Ministry; and
perform such other functions as may be prescribed under this or any other Act.
The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to —
the composition of the Education Council;
the proceedings of the Education Council;
the duties delegated to the Education Council by the Minister;
the frequency, content and form of the Council's reports;
further content of the reports, in addition to what this Act provides and as the Minister may require; and
such other matters relating to the Education Council as the Cabinet may think fit.
Cross References
- Section 3 of Education Act
section 3(4)