Education Amendment Act, 2006 5 (b) maintenance and development of school facilities; (c) purchase of equipment, books and any teaching material; (d) payment of goods and services supplied in respect of the school. (4) All matters relating to the administration of a School Services Fund established for a non-Government school shall be specified in the constitution referred to in subsection (3). (5) Any School Services Fund established in terms of this section shall be subject to audit by the Secretary.". 9 Repeal of sections 55, 56, 57 and 58 of Cap 25:04 Sections 55, 56, 57 and 58 of the principal Act are repealed. 10 New section substituted for section 59 of Cap 25:04 Section 59 of the principal Act is repealed and the following is substituted— "59 Minimum qualifications of teachers (1) The Minister shall make regulations prescribing the minimum qualifications of all teachers to be employed in Government and non-Government schools: Provided that, where a qualified teacher cannot be found after the school concerned has employed its best endeavours to find one, a relief or temporary teacher may be employed until such time as a qualified teacher can be found. (2) Every responsible authority of a Government and non-Government school shall, not later than thirty days after employing any teacher, notify the Secretary of the appointment and submit to the Secretary particulars of the teacher's qualifications. (3) The Secretary shall, within a reasonable time after receiving the particulars referred to in subsection (2), make such inquiries as are necessary to ensure that(a) the teacher's qualifications comply with the minimum qualifications that have been prescribed for that teacher's post under subsection (1); and (b) that the responsible authority has complied with the proviso to subsection (1) where a relief teacher has been employed. (4) If the Secretary finds that any teacher referred to in subsection (2) is not qualified under this section to hold the post in question, he or she shall write to the responsible authority accordingly and the responsible authority shall, if it has employed the teacher concerned, terminate the employment of that teacher.". 11 New section substituted for section 60 of Cap 25:04 Section 60 of the principal Act is repealed and the following is substituted— "60 Discipline of teachers who are not members of the Public Service (1) The Minister shall make regulations governing the conduct and behaviour of all teachers who are not members of the Public Service: Provided that such regulations shall as nearly as possible be similar in their substantive provisions to the regulations governing the conduct and behaviour of teachers who are members of the Public Service. Act 2/2006

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