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Published on the 4th day of September, 1965. tS7 No.

13 of 1965 BRIT.TSH GUIANA REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, 91).

(Chapter UNDER SECTION 53 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, THE FOLLOW­ HA VE BEEN MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR ING REGULATIONS THE TIME BEING CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION:- 1.

These Regulations Regulations, 1965. may be cited as the British Guiana Scholarships 2.
In these Regulations "Minister" responsibility means the Minister for Education; unless the context otherwise requires­ for the time being charged with the means a regulation of these Riegulations; "regulation" "scholar" "scholarship" means the holder of a scholarship; means a British Guiana Scholarship.

3.

Three scholarships, one for boys only, one for girls only, and one for both boys and girls, open to public to be known ·as the British at an examination competition to be held once in each year.
Guiana Scholarships, shall be I 4.

(1) Scholarships shall be for courses of study of three, or four or si)( years duration: Provided where the scholar that scholarships will pursue studies (2)Scholarships for courses for courses be of the value of £1,830, those each be of the value of £2,425, and those for courses tion shall each be of the value of £3,615.

shall be awarded only of six years duration in Medicine.
of study of three years duration shall of study of four years duration of study of six years dura­ shall each (3)Every scholar shall be entitled to a free passage passage to British Guiana after the completio to the place n of bis of Study, and to a return training: Provided that the value of any passage to which a scholar may be entitled shall not exceed the rates from time to time to be determined under this regulation by the Minister.
() � Cl :) ;} ::> (4)Scholarships shall be tenable at such universities or other institutions as may be approved by the Minister.

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(1) Any person (hereinafter in this regulation and in regulations to as "a candidate") shall be eligible to compete for a scholarship 6, .

7 and 8 referred who- • " (a)is not more than nineteen in the years of age on the 1st January year in which the examination is held; Guiana or is the child of parents Guiana for not less than.
seven years, 0,,) was born in British resided in British whom has had his or her permanent residence throughout the period date of the examination; who have or one of in British of five years immediately preceding the Guiana (c)has, during two of the five years immediately examination, th1erein during examination; been educated the six months immediately in British preceding Guiana and has resided the preceding the date of (d)is attested by his principal instructor set out in the schedule of the certificate be of good moral character; or instrnctors, in the form to to these Regulations, (e)has, before the scholarship the 31st January examination certificate in the year preceding that in which - is held, passed either by the Minister recognised examination (i)a school with credits in not less than four subjects; Uni­ or examination of a recognised matriculation British (ii) the versity; or (iii)a General by the Minister level; and Certificate of Education in not less than four subjects Examination recognised at the ordinary .. (f)has paid to the Accountant General such fee as may from time to time be fixed by the Minister.
(2)Every candidate shall fo1ward to reach him at his office in Georgetown anr.ually by him, application a written ship.

to the Chief Education not later than a date to be notified for a scholar­ to compete for permission Officer so as jects which he (3)In his application has selected (4)Each application each candidate shall state the three optional sub under paragraph (3) of regulation 6. made under this regulation shall be accompanied<- by evidence paragraph (1) of this regulation.
in writing that the candidate has satisfied set out in the conditions 6.

(1) The scholarship Examination Education of tbe University of London.

examination shall be the General ..: Certificate of (2)Every candidate for a scholarship shall submit one of his subjects and must satisfy the Examiner in that subject, the English Essay as but the marks 159 so crained for the purpose of awarding shall not be included the scholarship.
when the marks of any candidate are aggregated (3)Each candidate to the English level as notified Essay, the subjects by the Chief Educ-ation shall be examined being offered at the advanced or Officer from time to time in for a scholarship in three subjects in addition scholarship the Gazette.

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(1) As soon as practica ble atter each examination of each candidate report in each subject shall be submitted shall state the order of merit of the candidat es.
shall consider the report the award of the third scholarship (2)The Minister thereon, of the scholarships the award of the scholarship for boys only and and shall base the award the scholarship is of the opinion being made after for girls only: that the standard a report to the Minister on the work and such that, if in any year the Minister by the report disclosed Provided of scholarship scholarship to any candidate, awarded that year.
(3)When in any year a scholarship the Minister may direct is not such as to merit th'e award of a that the scholarship be not is not awarded the Minister may in lieu thereof year when the standard candidates award an additional of scholarship scholarship in the next, or any subs:equent the successful of a candidate, other than is such as, in the opinion of the Minister, merits the ,award.
other award which, in the opinion of the Ministe (4)A person shall not at the same time hold a scholarship and any value.

r, is of equivalent granted be required (5)Any person to whom a scholarship an award of the class to relinquish scholarship either the described or the award.

is awarded and who holds or is in paragraph (4) of this regulation shall 8.

(1) Within two weeks of a candidate being informed he shall forward that he has been 1examined a scholarship ficate to be medically sity Degree.
and constitutionally to the Chief Education by a Government fit to pursue a course certi­ Officer and found for a Univer­ of studies Medical of the award ot Officer a medical (2)Within two months of a candidat e being informed of the award he shall make application in writing to of a scholarship Officer for approval of the university enter and of the course of study which he proposes to vocation or other institution the Chi:ef which he desires Education to take and shall state the h'e proposes (3)The Chief Education to follow on the completion Officer shall invite of his studies.
the parents their or his views concerning of con­ made under this regulation.

or guardian the proposals a scholar tained in writing in the application to express of the scholar (4)The Chief Education Officer shall also invite to submit to him in writing of a scholar which in the opinion considering the application of the instructor of the scholar.

any information will be of assistance to the Minister when the principal concerning instructor the scholar, 9.
(1) As soon as practicable after the receipt of the documents in regulation tioned with his comments thereon, 8 the Chief Education Officer shall forward for the consideration .

of the Minister men­ them together (, () .

:) J � � 160 (2)The Minister may approve the university or other institution and of study proposed the course some.

other universit or give both such directions.


by a scholar or may direct that a scholar attend y or institution or that he pursue some other course of study shall conform (3)A scholar thereto.

shall be informed of the decisions of the Minister and • (4)Except with the prior approval or the institution of the Minister, or the course of study approved no scholar shall dJ change either the university or selected by the Minister.

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10.

Unless the Minister university or institution award of a scholarship scholarship expires.

otherwise which he is to attend and thereafter after the shall keep his terms regularly until the as soon as practicable approves, a scholar shall enter the 11.
A scholar shall transmi t at the end of each academic year to the Officer, through such agency as the Ministe r may indicate from from the proper authority concerning his conduct .and the progress he has made in of the university or institution Chief Education time to time, a report at which he is studying his studies.

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12.

During his course of study a scholar shall be under the supervision o'f the Minister or of such other person whom the Minister may and control nominate to exercise such supervision and control.

13.
The Minister may declare a scholarship to be forfeited, or may reduce the value of a scholarship, as he may deem fit if a scholar - or may take such other disciplinary action (a)marries (b)is expelled without he is studying; or the prior approval of the Minister; or from the university or other institution at which (c)fails, within the period fixed by the authorities of the university in any examination or institution, prescribed by them; or to satisfy the said authorities (d)engages in any occupation in the opinion of the authorities is detrimental to his progress or selected by the Minister; or or accepts any appointment which, of the university or institution, in the course of study approved (e)'fails to fulfil any of the requirements of these Regulations unless he furnishes an explanation to the satisfaction of the Minister.
·• 14.

The Minister shall have power to decide all questions that may arise in respect of the administration of these Regulations.

'C:: 15.

The British Guiana Scholarship Regulations* and all amendments are hereby revoked: thereto *Cao.

91. that - Provided 161 (, . "'
(a)subject to the prov1s1 awarded scholarship at the commencement held as if it had been awarded any ons of paragraph under the said regulations; to be of these Regulations shall continue (b) of this proviso, and beirig held under these Regulations; a course of study by virtue (b)any person who at the commencement of pursuing be entitled ship such annual payment of the scholarship these Regulations is of such a scholarship shall over the remaining period of the scholar­ with the value by these Regulations.
as 's commensurate as provided to receive SCHEDULE Reg.

50) (d) I have been the principal instructor of for years and in my opinion he is of good moral character.

(Signed) ............................. .

(Description) ......................... .... .

Dated this day of , 19 Made this 27th day of August, 1965.

Minister of Education, Community WINIFRED GASKIK, Youth, Race Relations anfl Development.

> ) (M.P.

1/33/31).

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