### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

81. Powers of inspectors
The Permanent Secretary and any inspector of schools may, for the purposes of section 80— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) at all reasonable times enter the premises of any school;
(b) enter any premises in which he has reason to suspect that an offence against this Ordinance has been or is being committed;
(c) require any manager or teacher of a school to produce any book, document or other article relating to the management of the school, or to the teaching in or any other activity of the school, or to furnish any information relating to such management, teaching or activity;
(d) remove for further examination any book, document or other article which he has reason to suspect is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Ordinance, or for the cancellation of the registration of any school, manager or teacher, or for the cancellation of the provisional registration of any school, or for the cancellation of any permit to teach; and (Amended 42 of 1993 s. 26)
(e) do such other things as are necessary for the inspection of a school.

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

81A. Inspection of premises in the case of unregistered schools
(1) The Permanent Secretary and any inspector of schools may enter and inspect any premises which the Permanent Secretary has reason to suspect are being used for the purposes of a school which is not registered or provisionally registered.
(1A) The Permanent Secretary and any inspector of schools may, for the purposes of this section— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) require any person apparently in charge of the premises to produce any book, document or other article relating to the management of any business being carried on on the premises or to furnish any information relating to such management or business; and
(b) remove for further examination any book, document or other article which he has reason to suspect is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Ordinance. (Added 42 of 1993 s. 27)
(2) If the Permanent Secretary or any inspector of schools— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) is obstructed by any person while he is carrying out, or attempting to carry out, an inspection of any premises referred to in subsection (1); or
(b) has reason to suspect that he is likely to be so obstructed in carrying out, or attempting to carry out, such an inspection,
the Permanent Secretary or inspector, as the case may be, may apply to a magistrate under subsection (3) for a warrant to enter and inspect those premises.
(3) A magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing the Permanent Secretary or any inspector of schools, with such assistance from members of the Fire Services Department as may be necessary, to enter and inspect any premises referred to in subsection (1) if he is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that those premises are being used for the purposes of a school which is not registered or provisionally registered. (Amended 42 of 1993 s. 27)
(4) A warrant issued by a magistrate under subsection (3) may authorize the Permanent Secretary or any inspector of schools, together with any members of the Fire Services Department, to— (Amended 42 of 1993 s. 27; 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) enter those premises, if necessary by force;
(b) remain on those premises for such time or times as may be specified in the warrant;
(c) re-enter those premises from time to time or on such day or days as may be specified in the warrant.
(Added 47 of 1990 s. 9. Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

81B. Power to request personal particulars
Where the Permanent Secretary or any inspector of schools enters any premises under section 81(b) or 81A(1) or (3), he may, for the purposes for which he enters the premises, require any person found in the premises whom he reasonably believes to be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance to— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) furnish to him for his inspection the person’s proof of identity; and
(b) furnish to him the person’s residential address and contact telephone number.
(Added 8 of 2001 s. 10)

82. Power of Permanent Secretary to direct remedial measures
(1) The Permanent Secretary may, if it appears to him that— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) a school is not being managed satisfactorily;
(b) the education of the pupils of a school is not being promoted in a proper manner; or
(c) any provision of this Ordinance is being or has been contravened in respect of a school,
by notice in writing give such directions as he thinks necessary in order that the school will be operated satisfactorily, or that the education of the pupils of the school will be promoted in a proper manner, or that such provision of this Ordinance will be complied within in respect of the school.
(2) Any notice under subsection (1)—
(a) may be served on the management authority and every manager of the school concerned; and (Amended 27 of 2004 s. 30)
(b) may specify a period of time within which the directions shall be complied with.

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

85A. Conducting courses on general holidays
Notwithstanding anything in the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), a registered school or provisionally registered school may conduct educational courses or give instructions on a general holiday.

(Added 1 of 2004 s. 13)

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

86. Prohibition of issue of degrees or documents resembling degrees
No person or school shall—
(a) award a degree to a person; or
(b) issue any document which could reasonably be taken as signifying the award of a degree to a person.

86A. Control of false advertising by unregistered schools
(1) No person shall publish any advertisement that alleges that an institution, organization or establishment is registered or provisionally registered as a school under this Ordinance when it was not, at the time of publication, so registered or provisionally registered.
(2) No person shall publish any advertisement with respect to a school that is registered or provisionally registered unless that advertisement includes the registration number assigned by the Permanent Secretary to the school. (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6. (Amended L.N. 205 of 2000; 8 of 2001 s. 13)
(4) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (3) relating to an advertisement, it shall be a defence for such person to show that he carries on the business of publishing or arranging for the publication of advertisements, that he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business and that at the time he published the advertisement he believed upon reasonable grounds that the advertisement related to a school that was registered or provisionally registered.
(5) In this section publish (發布) includes issue, circulate, display, distribute or broadcast.
(Added 42 of 1993 s. 28)

86B. Control of false advertising by registered or provisionally registered schools
(1) No owner or manager of a school that is registered or provisionally registered shall publish or cause to be published any advertisement that—
(a) alleges that the school is operating in, or authorized to operate in, premises other than the premises specified in the certificate of registration or provisional registration of the school; or
(b) contains any other information otherwise concerning the school which to his knowledge is false or misleading in a material particular. (Amended 8 of 2001 s. 14)
(2) An owner or manager who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6. (Amended L.N. 205 of 2000; 8 of 2001 s. 14)
(3) In this section publish (發布) includes issue, circulate, display, distribute or broadcast.
(Added 42 of 1993 s. 28)