Section 20, The Education Act, 2004

(1) A proprietor or manager who continues to operate aschool in respect of which he has not complied with the requirements of a notice of complaint under section 19, to the satisfaction of the Minister or, as the case may be, the local authority, commits an offence except that no offence is committed if he has appealed against a notice served by the local authority. (2) An offence under subsection (1) shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Le 1,000,000 and to a further fine not exceeding Le50,000 for every day during which the school is operated and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding Le500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment and to a further fine of L.e50,000 for each day that the school is operated. PART IV–ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION