Section 8. Revocation of registration. (CONTROL OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS (MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 2002
CONTROL OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS (MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

PART III - REGISTRATION OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

Section 8. Revocation of registration.

(1) The Registrar may revoke the registration of a religious school if he is satisfied that-

(a) the Board has failed to comply with any obligations imposed on it under this Enactment; or

(b) the Board has contravened any of the conditions of the registration or any directions issued to it by the Registrar or any provisions of this Enactment, regardless of the fact that there has been no prosecution for an offence in respect of such contravention.

(2) Before revoking a registration, the Registrar shall give the Board a notice in writing of his intention to do so and require the Board to rectify the contravention or comply with such conditions of registration or such direction issued by the Registrar within the period specified in the notice or within such extended period as may be granted by the Registrar.

(3) If after the expiry of the period mentioned in subsection (2) the Board failed to rectify the contravention or to comply with such condition or direction, the Registrar may revoke the registration of the religious school by a notice in writing addressed to and served on the chairman of the Board.

(4) The Registrar may act under subsection (1) if he has reason to believe that a registered religious school has ceased to exist.

(5) A notice of revocation of registration mentioned in subsection (3)-

(a) shall specify the grounds for the revocation and the date the revocation shall take effect; and

(b) shall contain all such direction of incidental, consequential, ancillary or transitional nature as the Registrar may deems it necessary, expedient or fit to give.

(6) Any Board whose religious school had its registration revoked under this section may apply to register again the religious school pursuant to this Enactment.

(7) Within thirty days from the date of the revocation of its registration, the chairman of the Board or any person responsible for the management of the religious school shall surrender the certificate of registration of the religious school and its instrument of management to the Registrar.