Education (Sark) Law, 2001

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The Education (Sark) Law, 2001

THE CHIEF PLEAS OF SARK, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 6^th October, 1999, have approved the following provisions which, subject to the Sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, shall have force of law in the Island of Sark.

Chief Pleas may enact Ordinances as to educational provision.

1. (1) The Chief Pleas may by Ordinance make such provision as they think fit in relation to the provision of education in Sark; and such an Ordinance may, without limitation, include provision -

(a) constituting a Committee of the Chief Pleas to administer this Law and any Ordinance under it and to perform such other functions as may be conferred on it;

(b) establishing a statutory system of public education for children in Sark;

(d) requiring and regulating the provision, maintenance and management of schools, facilities (including facilities for recreation, social and physical training, and transport), equipment and other educational resources;

(e) for the appointment, conditions of service, disciplining and dismissal of staff;

(f) as to secular instruction (including curricula and examinations) and religious education;

(g) as to the funding of education (in Sark or elsewhere), the charging of fees and the provision of financial assistance;

(h) in relation to children with special needs;

(i) as to the attendance of children at school and as to parental duties in relation to education;

(j) regulating the provision of -

(i) education and training otherwise than at school;

(ii) independent schools; and

(iii) board and lodging for children;

(k) as to the employment of children of school age;

(l) requiring the independent inspection of schools and the medical inspection of schoolchildren;

(m) as to the discipline and exclusion from school of children;

(n) prescribing compulsory school ages, the times of school days and the dates of school terms;

(o) as to the enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance, including the creation of criminal offences.

(2) An Ordinance under this Law -

(a) may be amended or repealed by a subsequent Ordinance hereunder;

(b) may contain such consequential, incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as may appear to the Chief Pleas to be necessary or expedient.

(3) Any power conferred by this Law to make an Ordinance may be exercised -

(a) in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified cases or classes of cases;

(b) so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which it is exercised -

(i) the full provision to which the power extends, or any lesser provision (whether by way of exception or otherwise);

(ii) the same provision for all cases, or different provision for different cases or classes of cases (including different categories of schools), or different provision for the same case or class of case for different purposes;

(iii) any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any prescribed conditions.

Citation.

2. This Law may be cited as the Education (Sark) Law, 2001.