Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) No person who does not possess the qualifications prescribed under section 17 shall on or after the date of the commencement of this Act be appointed as teacher or other employee in any recognised school. (2) Nothing contained in this section or any rule made thereunder shall apply to any person who, on or before the date of the commencement of this Act, is employed as teacher or other employee in any recognised school. Teachers and other persons employed in recognised schools to be governed by Code of Conduct