### Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance 《非本地高等及專業敎育(規管)條例》

19. Certain matters to be notified
(1) The operator or designated person of a registered course shall notify the Registrar of any change of his name or address which was previously supplied to the Registrar within 1 month of such change.
(2) Where—
(a) a registered course ceases to be operated;
(b) the operator of a registered course is changed;
(c) the content of a registered course is changed;
(d) the arrangement for payment and refund of the fee charged for a registered course is changed;
(e) (in the case of a registered course leading to the award of a non-local higher academic qualification by a non-local institution)—
(i) the institution ceases to be a recognized non-local institution; or
(ii) the standard of the course ceases to be recognized in the manner described in section 10(3)(a)(ii);
(f) (in the case of a registered course leading to the award of a non-local professional qualification by a non-local professional body) the course ceases to be recognized by that professional body for the purpose of awarding that qualification or of the claimed purpose referred to in section 2(2)(b)(ii); or
(g) there is any change of the address at which a registered course is conducted,
a notice in writing of that fact shall be sent to the Registrar and each student of the course.
(3) A notice required to be sent under subsection (2) shall be given by both the designated person and the operator of the course within 1 month of the occurrence of the fact in respect of which the notice is given.
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) It shall be a defence for a designated person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

20. Annual return
(1) Within 6 months after the end of—
(a) an academic year of a registered course;
(b) (where there is no such academic year) a period of 12 months beginning on the date of the certificate of registration issued under section 10(9) in respect of the course or any anniversary of such date,
or such longer period as the Registrar may in his absolute discretion allow, the operator of the course shall send to the Registrar an annual return for that academic year or (where appropriate) period of 12 months in such form and containing such information as may be specified by the Registrar.
(2) The Registrar may send a copy of an annual return sent under subsection (1) to such persons as he thinks fit.
(3) A copy of an annual return sent under subsection (1) shall be made available at such place as the Registrar may determine for inspection by the general public during normal office hours free of charge.

### Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance 《非本地高等及專業敎育(規管)條例》

21. Registrar may require information
(1) The Registrar may by notice in writing require the designated person or the operator of a registered course to give to the Registrar within such period as is specified in the notice (being a period not less than 1 month beginning on the date of the notice) any information or document which—
(a) relates to the course; and
(b) is in the possession of the designated person or (where appropriate) operator or under his control.
(2) The Registrar may in his absolute discretion extend the period specified in a notice under subsection (1).
(3) A designated person or an operator of a registered course shall comply with a requirement made of him under subsection (1).
(4) The Registrar may—
(a) send a copy of any information or document received by him pursuant to subsection (1) to such persons as he thinks fit; and
(b) make such information or document available for inspection by the general public at the office of the Registrar during normal office hours free of charge.

22. Registrar may obtain advice
(1) The Registrar may obtain, from the Accreditation Council or such other person or organization as he thinks fit, such advice as is reasonably required to enable him to verify—
(a) the content of any annual return sent under section 20(1); or
(b) any information or the content of any document received by him pursuant to section 21(1).
(2) Where the Registrar incurs any expenses in obtaining an advice under subsection (1) in respect of a course—
(a) the operator of the course shall pay to the Registrar a sum of money equal to such expenses;
(b) such sum, if unpaid under paragraph (a), shall be recoverable from the operator as a civil debt.

23. Appointment of inspection officer
The Registrar may by notice in the Gazette appoint any public officer to be an inspection officer.

### Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance 《非本地高等及專業敎育(規管)條例》

25. Lodging of appeals
An appeal made under section 11, 12 or 15 shall be made in such form as the Registrar may specify.

26. Appeal Board
(1) Every appeal made under section 11, 12 or 15 shall be determined by the Appeal Board to be known as the Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board.
(2) The Chief Executive shall appoint a person to be the Chairman of the Appeal Board and such number of persons as he thinks fit to be the Deputy Chairmen of the Appeal Board. (Amended 55 of 2000 s. 3)
(3) Subject to subsection (7), the Chairman or any Deputy Chairman shall be appointed for a term of not more than 2 years but may be reappointed.
(4) A person appointed under subsection (2) shall be a solicitor or barrister within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159).
(5) The Chief Executive shall appoint a panel of persons whom he considers suitable for appointment under section 27 as members of the Appeal Board. (Amended 55 of 2000 s. 3)
(6) An appointment under subsection (2) or (5) shall be notified in the Gazette.
(7) The Chairman and any Deputy Chairman or person appointed under subsection (5) may at any time resign by notice in writing to the Chief Executive. (Amended 55 of 2000 s. 3)
(8) No public officer shall be appointed to be the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or member of the panel under subsection (2) or (5).