Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe (2) Any association of teachers recognised by the Minister in terms of subsection (1) may advise and make representations to the Secretary and be consulted by the Minister on any matters pertaining to education in Zimbabwe to which this Act applies. [Section substituted by Act 2 of 2006] 69 Regulations (1) The Minister may make regulations providing for all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which in his opinion, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) in relation to the registration of correspondence colleges or independent colleges— (i) the fixing of curricula and standards of tuition, premises and matters relating thereto, as well as the fees chargeable by such colleges; or (ii) the cancellation of the registration of such colleges; or (iii) the alteration or variation of the conditions subject to which such colleges are registered; or (iv) the inspection at all reasonable times of such colleges for the purpose of ascertaining whether this Act is being complied with; (b) functions of, and the procedure to be followed by, the advisory council formed in terms of section fiftythree; (c) discipline in schools and the exercise of disciplinary powers over pupils attending schools, including the administration of corporal punishment and the suspension and expulsion of such pupils in respect of their attendance and conduct in schools, and in public places when not accompanied by their parents or by adult persons into whose custody they have been entrusted by their parents; (d) the circumstances in which pupils accommodated at school hostels shall cease to be so accommodated; (e) the forms of enrolment registers and other school registers, time-tables and books of account to be kept and maintained at schools and other educational institutions, and the manner in which information contained therein shall be furnished to the Secretary; (f) the conditions governing the maintenance and use of school premises and the control thereof; (g) the regulation of religious instruction in schools; (h) the adequacy, suitability and use of school equipment and school laboratories; (i) the duties of responsible authorities; (j) school holidays; (k) the precautions to be taken against fire or other peril likely to endanger the lives or health of teachers, public or students; (l) the temporary exclusion from any school or college of any teacher, pupil or student, and any other measures necessary or desirable to preserve the well-being of teachers, pupils or students; (m) the size of school classes and the hours of instruction provided by schools; (n) the structure, hygiene and sanitation of school premises; (n1) the wearing of uniforms; [Paragraph inserted by Act 2 of 2006] (o) such other matters as, in the opinion of the Minister, are likely to promote the good order and better administration and regulation of schools and hostels used in connection therewith. (3) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide penalties for any contravention thereof: Provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of level five or imprisonment for a period of six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. [Subsection amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] 70 Savings Notwithstanding the repeal of the Education Act, 1979 (No. 8 of 1979), and the Correspondence Colleges Act [Chapter 81 of 1974], hereinafter referred to as the repealed Acts— (a) any Government school, Government teachers college or other Governmental educational institution established under a repealed Act and subsisting immediately before the fixed date shall be deemed to have been established under this Act; (b) any private school, private teachers college, correspondence college or independent college registered under a repealed Act immediately before the fixed date shall be deemed to have been registered under this Act as a non-Government school, non-Government teachers college, correspondence college or independent college, as the case may be; (c) any general purpose fund or teachers amenities fund established for a Government school or teachers college under a repealed Act shall continue to exist under this Act; (d) any regulations made in terms of a repealed Act, which were in force immediately before the fixed date and which could be made under this Act, shall be deemed to have been made under this Act and shall remain in force until amended or repealed in terms of this Act;