Section 31: Offences and penalties

31. Offences and penalties Any person who— (a) is the owner or a manager or rector of, or teacher in, a school which is not registered in accordance with section 9; (b) is not registered as a manager or rector of a school of which he is in fact the manager or rector; (c) teaches in a school without being a registered teacher; (d) employs or permits a person to teach in contravention of section 15; (e) knowingly or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular— (i) in an application for registration of any nature under this Act; (ii) — (iii) as to the character or qualifications of any person in so far as such character or qualifications may affect any decision of the Minister under this Act; (iv) at a meeting of the Tribunal upon the hearing of an appeal; or (v) in any advertisement concerning any school; (f) obstructs, resists or impedes the Minister or any officer of his Ministry authorised by him under section 28 when carrying out an inspection of a school; (g) being a manager or rector or teacher, refuses to produce any books or documents or to furnish any information which he is required to produce under this Act or knowingly or recklessly furnishes information which is false in any material particular; (h) being a manager or rector or teacher, publishes or causes to be published, by any means, any advertisement concerning a school which is not registered under this Act; or (i) is the owner or acts as a manager or rector or teacher of a school which is functioning after its registration has been cancelled under this Act, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. [S. 31 amended by s. 10 of Act 49 of 2002 w.e.f. 28 December 2002; s. 14 (n) of Act 18 of 2016 w.e.f. 1 January 2017.] [Issue 9] E2 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius PART IV – SCHOLARSHIPS