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DMA-1997-L-48075
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Education Act (No. 11 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Dominica
Subjects (Classification)
Education, vocational guidance and training
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-11-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation governing the education system. Compulsory school age shall be between 5 and 16 years. S. 14 provides the right to education. S. 46 make it an offence to employ a person of school age during the school year; students over 14 years of age may be employed during vacations or within vocational training programmes. Part VI covers vocational training. Establishes a Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council to oversee vocational training schemes. Part VII sets forth duties and responsibilities of teachers and principals. Inter alia, provides teachers the right to an "adequate working environment", protection from harm, and compensation for injury or loss incurred during the execution of duties. S. 49 allows administration of corporal punishment in specified circumstances. Repeals the Education Ordinance (Cap. 103).
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2005-06-21 (DMA-2005-R-71148)
Education (Council on Early Childhood Education) Order 2005 (Statutory Rules and Orders No. 14 of 2005).
Implementing text(s)
2003-07-11 (DMA-2003-R-80967)
Education (Early Childhood Education) Regulation, 2003 (SRO 39 of 2003).
Implementing text(s)
2011-03-31 (DMA-2011-R-89313)
Education Regulations 2011 (SRO 7 of 2011).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2002-05-09 (DMA-2002-L-62133)
Education (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 6 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
2002-05-09 (DMA-2002-L-62133)
Education (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 6 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
2008-12-04 (DMA-2008-L-80968)
Education (Amendment) Act, 2008 (No. 10 of 2008).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
URL
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/1997/act11-1997.pdf
Page range
116 p.
File
DMA48075.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
pp. 141-225