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Education Ordinance 1864 Amendment Ordinance 1869

The Education Ordinance 1864 Amendment Ordinance 1869

[31st May, 1869.]

Whereas an Ordinance intituled "The Education Ordinance 1864 was passed in the twenty-second Session of the Provincial Council by the Superintendent and Provincial Council for the establishment and maintenance of Schools within the Province:

And whereas it is expedient to amend the aforesaid Ordinance:

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows:–

1. Chairman of Board of Education may convene meeting of owners and occupiers of land and householders to determine whether Schools in District shall be brought under control of local Committee.

Notwithstanding anything in the aforesaid Ordinance contained it shall be lawful for the Chairman of the Board of Education on a requisition from a considerable portion of the inhabitants of any Educational District to convene a meeting of the owners and occupiers of land and householders within such District for the purpose, of determining whether they are willing that the School or Schools in the District shall be brought under the control and management, of a Local Committee elected as provided in "The Education Ordinance 1864" and if the meeting shall determine in the affirmative such meeting may thereupon proceed to elect such Local Committee Provided always that nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to apply to any School established in connection with any particular religious denomination.

2. Ordinance to be part of “Education Ordinance 1864.”

This Ordinance shall be interpreted as and be considered a part of "The Education Ordinance 1864."

3. Title.

This Ordinance shall be intituled and may be cited as "The Education Ordinance 1864 Amendment Ordinance 1869."