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Schedule 5—Regulations Section 5.10.1(2) 1 Government schools 1.1 The admission to Government schools. Sch. 5 cl. 1.2 amended by No. 33/2020 s. 14. 1.2 Safeguarding health and maintaining order and discipline in Government schools and Government school boarding premises. Sch. 5 cl. 1.3 amended by No. 58/2007 s. 47. 1.3 The conveyance of students to Government schools and classes and the arrangement or approval of transport services for that purpose and the conditions under which students attending non-Government schools may be conveyed by a transport service. 1.4 The granting of allowances in respect of students travelling to schools and classes. Sch. 5 cl. 1.5 amended by No. 58/2007 s. 47. 1.5 The granting of educational allowances and allowances for maintenance in respect of students attending Government and non-Government schools and classes or holding scholarships under this Act. 1.6 Fees to be paid by students attending Government schools and the conditions under which exemptions from payment of fees may be granted. 1.7 The management, control, care and development of forest plantations established on Government school land. 2 Age requirements for attending Government schools 2.1 Age requirements for persons to enrol at or attend a Government school. 2.2 Age requirements for persons to enrol in, attend or participate in any program or course of study offered, conducted or provided by a Government school. 2.3 Age requirements for persons to continue to be so enrolled or so attend or participate. 2.4 Prohibiting or regulating that enrolment or attendance at a Government school or participation in any program or course of study offered, conducted or provided by a Government school or the continuation of that enrolment, attendance or participation on the basis of those age requirements. 3 School councils 3.1 Prescribing the manner in which any election or appointment of a person to be a member of a council is to be made if the Order constituting the council requires the election or appointment to be made in accordance with the regulations. 3.2 Prescribing the manner in which meetings of councils are to be called and conducted, and minutes of the business conducted at those meetings are recorded. 3.3 Regulating the raising, control and disbursing of money for school purposes by school councils and the keeping of accounts by school councils. 3.4 Regulating the employment of staff and the entering into of contracts by school councils. 3.5 The constitution, duties or powers of any parents' club or association or other body organised to promote the wellbeing of a Government school. 3.6 Regulating the raising, control and disbursing of money for Government school purposes by any club, association or body organised to promote the wellbeing of a Government school and the keeping of accounts by the club, association or body. 3.7 Conferring or imposing upon school councils any powers, duties or functions in addition to those conferred or imposed by or under this Act or a Ministerial Order. 3.8 Regulating the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties or functions of school councils. 3.9 Regulating— (a) the formation and the activities of sub‑committees of school councils; (b) delegations and the exercise of delegated powers and performing of delegated duties by sub-committees; and (c) the ratification of acts of sub-committees by a school council if the acts are within the powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed on the school council by or under this Act, the regulations or a Ministerial Order. 3.10 The accountability of the school council to the Minister in respect of the performance by the council of its functions including but not limited to the means by which accountability is to be achieved or enforced generally or in relation to specified matters. 4 Teaching service 4.1 The organisation, management or discipline of the teaching service. 4.2 Records to be kept or published. 4.3 Appeals and reviews under Part 2.4. 4.4 The procedures to be followed by a Merit Protection Board or a Disciplinary Appeals Board in disposing of appeals or reviews. Sch. 5 cl. 4A inserted by No. 7/2024 s. 16.