(1) A teacher employed in a private educational institution shall possess at least the minimum qualifications required of a teacher employed in an equivalent public educational institution.
(2) The Chief Education Officer may declare any person who does not possess the minimum qualification required under subsection (1) to be unfit for employment as a teacher in a private educational institution and that person shall not be so employed.
(3) An appeal from a decision of the Chief Education Officer made under subsection (2) shall lie to the Educational Appeal Tribunal established under this Act within 14 days of the decision.
(4) The decision of the Educational Appeal Tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties to any such decision.