Section 47, The Education Act, 2004

(1) It shall be the duty of the Minister to cause inspectionof every school to be made by inspectors at such intervals as shall be determined by the Minister: Provided that the Minister shall not be required to cause inspections to be made of any school during any period in which he is satisfied that suitable arrangements are in force for the inspection of such school otherwise than in accordance with this subsection. (2) In addition to any inspections which the Minister shall cause to be made in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may inspect any school, or cause any school to be inspected by any inspector or by any other person specially authorised in writing by the Minister to inspect such school in his name and on his behalf. (3) The Minister, any inspector and any other person specially authorised by the Minister as provided in subsection (2) may, when making an inspection of any school in exercise of the powers thereby conferred, inspect the school premises and anything appertaining thereto or contained therein. (4) If as result of any inspection, dereliction of duty on the part of a teacher who is not a public officer is brought to the attention of the Minister, the Minister may instruct the manager to take whatever disciplinary action the Minister feels is necessary, subject to the teacher being given a hearing and to any rules governing the conditions of service of such a teacher. (5) The local authority for any area may, with the approval of the Minister in writing, authorise any person, either generally or in any particular case, to inspect any pre-primary, community education centre, primary and junior secondary school in such area and in that case such person may exercise in respect of such school or centre, all the powers conferred by subsection (3) upon the Minister, any inspector or any other person inspecting any school in accordance with subsection (2). (6) Without prejudice to any other law, any person who obstructs any person lawfully carrying out or preparing to carry out an inspection in pursuance of this section commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le300,000 or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding Le500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both such fine and imprisonment. PART XI–MISCELLANEOUS