(1) No fee, other than the payment for the provision of essential books or stationery or of materials required by pupils for use in practical work, shall be charged in respect of tuition at a public primary, middle or special school.

(2) No fee, other than the prescribed fees, shall be charged in respect of the education or residence of any pupil or student at a public secondary school or at a public training college.

(3) The Minister may at any time appoint a committee consisting of the Chief Education Officer or the Chief Technical Education Officer and two other persons who may investigate the amount, and the payment, of fees in a private institution and make recommendations to the Minister.

(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.