Part V Independent Schools
F198BRefusal of application for registration: disqualifications
(1)
This section applies where the Scottish Ministers refuse an application for registration on the ground that they are not satisfied that—
(a)
the proposed school premises are suitable for use as a school;
(b)
accommodation to be provided at the proposed school premises is adequate and suitable, having regard to the number, ages and sex of the pupils who shall be attending the school;
(c)
the proprietor of the independent school is a proper person to be the proprietor of such a school; or
(d)
a proposed teacher in the school is a proper person to be a teacher in any school.
(2)
Where the Scottish Ministers refuse an application for registration on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above they may make an order disqualifying the proposed school premises or any part of them from being used as a school.
(3)
Where the Scottish Ministers refuse an application for registration on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above they may make an order disqualifying the accommodation from being used as such or from being used as such for pupils—
(a)
exceeding such number; or
(b)
of such age or sex,
as they may specify.
(4)
Where the Scottish Ministers refuse an application for registration on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above they may make an order disqualifying the proprietor from being the proprietor of an independent school.
(5)
Where the Scottish Ministers refuse an application for registration on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)(d) above they may make an order disqualifying the proposed teacher from being a teacher in any school.