Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires–

“Commission” means the Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission established by section 2; “community education centre” means a non-formal centre for the promotion and acquisition of literacy and vocational skills; “co-ordinator” means the head of a community education centre; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for education; “private school” means a school which receives no assistance from public funds; “proprietor” means the person or body of persons including Board of Governors, responsible for the management of a school; “pupil” means a learner attending a pre-tertiary educational institution designed as a school; “school” means a place reserved for the education of pupils. PART II–ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION