CAP. 144.
CYPRUS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
CHAPTER 166 OF THE LAWS
1959 EDITION
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CHAPTER 166. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. PART I.
Section Page PRELIMINARY.
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PART 11. CENTRAL AUTIIORXTY AND DIRECTOR.
Interpretation ... ... ... ...
Central aubhority ... ... . . I ... Power of delegation to Governor ... ... ... Power to Governor to make Regulations.. . ... ... Prescription of towns ... ... ... Specific powers of Director.. ... ... ...
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EDUCATIONAL BODIES. Boards c j Education.
Establishment of Boards of Education ... ... ... Goxnposition of Board for Greek-Orthodox, Moslem and other schools W n g of meetings of Boards ... ... ... Duties and powers of Boards ... ... .." Number of meetings ... ... ... Quorum at meetings of Boards ... ... ... Resignation and cessation of membership and filling of vacancies Members may be re-appointed ... ... ...
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Town Committees. Village Commissioits and Coinmiltees of Munugemeiat. Town Committees ... ... ... ... Duties and powers of Town Committees ... ... Meetings of Town Committees ... ... ... Resignation of membership ... ... ... Filling of vacancies ... ... ... ... Accounts to be closed and submitted for audit ... ... Village schools. Duties and powers of Greek-Orthodox and Moslem
Village Commissions ... ... ... Schools other than Greek-Orthodox or Moslem; Committees of
Management ... ... ... ... Estimates ... ... ... ... ... Failure to perform duties ... ... ...
PART IV.
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PRESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS, APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND CLOSING O F SCHOOLS.
26 Prescription of schools and appointment of teachers ... ... 16 27 Late prescription of schools or appointment of teachers ... 17 28 Vacancies ... ... ... ... ... 17 29 Transfers ... ... ... ... ... 17 30 Interdictions ... ... ... ... 17 31 Dismissal, etc. ... ... ... ... 18 32 Permanent Staf Register ... ... ... 18 33 Continuance of salary ... ... ... ... 18 34 Dutyallowances ... ... ... ... 19 35 Special allowances ... ... ... ... 19 36 No business or other work, etc., by teachers except with permission ... 19 37 Leave ... ... ... ... ... 19
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39 40 Married women ... ... ... ... 38 Trmporary teachers . . ... ... ...
41 Qualification of teachers. Religion ... ... ... 42 Teachers on old Permanent Staff Register ... ...
Teachers may be required to qualify in certain subjects.. . ...
43 Power to Governor to order the closing of schools in certain cases ... 44 Power to close school on outbreak of disease ... ...
PART V. RETIREMENT OF TEACHERS AND PENSIONS.
45 Definitions ... ... ... . ... ... 46 Pension rates ... ... ... 47 Computation of pension of teachers retired between thi'lst May, 1950
and 31st May, 1951 ... ... ... ... 48 49 Period of service qualifying for pension or gratuity ... ... 50 Service to be unbroken ... ... ... ...
Gratuity where length of service does not qualify for pension ...
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' 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
Pension or gratuity, when granted . . . ... Gratuity to female teachers in certain cases Age of retirement ... ... ... Retirement on re-organisation of elementary schools . . . Teachers retiring on account of injuries . . . Pensions to dependants when a teacher is killed on duty Reduced pension and gratuity ... ... Pension and gratuity not assignable . . . ... Pension to cease on conviction ... ... Pension to cease on bankruptcy .I. ... Pensions and gratuities not of right . . . ... Commencement and application of this Part
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PART VI. RETIREMENT OF TEACHERS ETC., WHO HAVE MADE AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 49A O F THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LAW, 1933.
64 Repeal and Saving ... ... ... 65 Definitions ... ... ... ... 66 Agc of retirement ... ... ... 67 GI ixtuities on retirewent . . . ... ... 08 60 Additional grant . . ... ... 70 Service for less than one pear ... ...
Benevolent grants when prescribed age cannot be completed
Period of leave without pay t o be treated as service 71 ...
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PART VII. PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
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PART VIII. SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND PREMISE.
School premises to be provided and maintained Loans from education funds ... Order for compulsory provision of school premises Estimates and plans . . . ... Selection of new site of school and acquisition thereof when owner
Acquisition of new site of school when owner does not consent and
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... ... registration of titlc . . . , ... Compensation ... ... Proceedings and costs . . . ... Construction ... Form of estimates, etc. . . . ... ... ... Power to accept gifts for educational purposes ... ... Vesting of property ...
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Short title.
Section 85 86 87 88 89
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PART IX. FINANCIAL.
Provision for payment of teachers' salaries ... ... Government grants for certain purposes . . . ... ... Education tax ... ... ... ... Education funds ... Amount required for provision, erection, etc., of school buildings.
... ... ... premises, etc., and recovery thereof . ~ . ... ...
Assessments for schools situated in villages ... . . No action to lie agamst the Government ... ...
to be recoverable from village concerned ... ... Actions for illegal assessments and refund of sum illegally assessed ... Payment out of Education (A), (B) or (C) Funds for illegal assessments
Limitation of actions . . . ... ... ... Increase of education tax for schools situate in towns Effect of increases of immovable property tax on the Rent (Control)
Law ... ... ... 1. . . . I PART X.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION, Power to Governor to declare any area to be a compulsory schoo)
attendance area ... ... ... I . . School attendance officers ... ... ...
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Duty of parent to send child to school ... ... ... Offences by parent and penalties ... ... ... Right of school attendance officer to enter ... ... Reasonable excuse ... ... ... ...
PART XI. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TO BE FREE OF CHARGE.
Children entitled to attend school free of charge Fees, charges, etc. ... ... ... ...
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PART XII. MISCELLANEOUS.
Power to Governor to perform duties of Boards ... Casting vote to Chairnian . . . ... ... Limitation of scope of Boards, etc. ... ... Teachers not public officers ... . . Offences and penalties . . . ... ... Power to Director or Commissioner to compound offenccs hppeals to Governor . . . ... ... Bar of actions ... ... ... Savings Boards of Education, Town Committees and Col
Management. Regulations ... ... SCHEDULE.
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LAW TO MAKE E'FTER PROVISIONS AND TO CONSQEIUATE THE LAW IN REGARD TO ELEMENTARY EDWCATIQN AND TO PURPQSES CONNECTED THEREWITH.
[Bib May, 1933.1 PART I.
PRELIMINARY. e This Law may be cited as the Elementary Education
Law.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. [CAP. 166. 5 Interpreta- tion.
2. In this Law- Assistant Director means the Assistant Director
of Education ; child, except in so far as may be otherwise
prescribed by Regulations, means any person between the ages of four and fourteen ;
Commissioner means the Commissioner of the district in which the town or village, where a school is in operation, is situate ;
includes any officer of the Education Department authorised by him in writing for all or any of the purposes of this Law ;
dwelling house means any house, room, structure, yard or place situated within any conipulsory school attendance area and owned, occupied or used by any parent ;
whether villages or towns or parts of villages or of towns, which the Governor may prescribe under section 6 (2) of this Law to be united for all or any of the purposes of this Law ;
married or married woman includes in respect of a fema
