Commentary on Sections and Schedules Part 10 – Independent Schools Requirement of registration Section 159: Unregistered schools
319.The section makes it an offence to operate an independent school which is not registered, and establishes a new power to enable HMI to enter premises where there is reasonable cause to believe that an unregistered independent school is operating illegally. The section specifies the penalties for conducting an unregistered school and obstructing HMI’s right of entry.