Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe (ii) who is found to be verminous; or (iii) in the case of a pupil, whose parent fails or refuses to produce satisfactory proof that the pupil has— A. been successfully vaccinated; or B. been found to be insusceptible to vaccination; or C. previously suffered from smallpox; or D. been exempted from vaccination in terms of any enactment. (e) the appointment of Government dental officers or other dental practitioners as school dental officers at Government schools and non-Government schools; (f) the medical and dental examination or inspection of pupils attending any Government school or nonGovernment school; (g) the examination by a psychiatrist or an educational psychologist of a student or pupil attending any school; (h) the requirement of a student or a parent or other person with whom a student or pupil resides— (i) to furnish certificates relating to whether the student or pupil is or has been suffering from a communicable disease or has been in contact with a person suffering from such a disease; or (ii) to make a report to the head relating to matters referred to in subparagraph (1); (i) the medical or dental treatment of a student or pupil accommodated at any hostel, the supply of medicine or dental or surgical appliances and the performance of X-ray and laboratory examinations in connection with such a student or pupil and the fees payable therefor; (j) the minimum standards which shall be observed in residences, school hostels and lodging-houses catering wholly or mainly for students or pupils attending a school in regard to diet and hygienic conditions. 65 Delegation of functions by Secretary (1) Subject to such conditions as he may fix, the Secretary may, in relation to any particular case or class of cases, and with the written approval of the Minister, confer or impose upon any person employed in the Ministry any of his functions in terms of this Act other than his functions in terms of Part V. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the Secretary from withdrawing at any time any function conferred or imposed upon another person in terms of that subsection, or from exercising such function himself. 66 Powers of officials to enter premises of registered schools, colleges and other educational institutions (1) The Secretary, or any person employed in the Ministry who is authorized thereto by the Secretary, may, at all reasonable times, enter the premises of any non-Government school, college or other educational institution, as the case may be, for the purpose of— (a) examining buildings, grounds and equipment in order to ascertain whether this Act is being complied with or whether the registration of such school, college or other educational institution should be cancelled; or (b) enquiring into the progress of persons attending such school, college or other educational institution, the standard of teaching the instruction provided, the qualifications of all persons engaged in teaching therein and the conduct and discipline of pupils or students attending such school, college or other educational institution; or (c) inspecting any accounts or records required to be kept at or in respect of such school, college or other educational institution; or (d) inquiring into the application of any fee, levy, grant or other moneys paid to or received by the school, college or other educational institution, whether in terms of this Act or otherwise. (2) Any person who hinders or obstructs any person referred to in subsection (1) in the exercise of his functions, or who fails or refuses to supply any information reasonably required by such person for the purposes of any examination, inquiry or inspection in terms of that subsection shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Subsection amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] 67 Continuing offences (1) …. [Subsection amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] (2) A conviction for an offence in terms of this Act shall not, in the case of a continuing offence, be a bar to further prosecutions for that offence. 68 Recognition of associations of teachers (1) The Minister may recognise such association or associations of teachers as he or she considers to be representative of teachers as a whole or of any significant group of teachers.