Organisation of Teaching Staff in Private Institutes
Type
Law
Date of the text
15/06/1956
Official Gazette
published in 1956
Status today
In force, amendedas of 27/08/2026
Articles
66
What it provides
This law regulates the teaching staff of all private educational institutions in Lebanon and distinguishes free schools from fee-charging ones. It sets the conditions for a free school, such as licensing to religious bodies or non-profit associations, and caps on the fees it may collect.
What has changed this text
Amended by Law No. 1/1970, articles 62
Amended by Law enacted by Decree No. 9298/1974, articles 62
Amended by Decree No. 17384/1964 of 02/09/1964, articles 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 59
Amended by Law No. 2/2025 of 03/04/2025
Amended by Law No. 13/1971 of 04/02/1971
Extended by Law No. 669/2005 of 04/02/2005
Amended by Law No. 512/1996 of 06/06/1996
Partly repealed by Law No. 512/1996 of 06/06/1996, articles 17, 31
Amended by Law No. 260/1993 of 06/10/1993, articles 21, 34
Partly repealed by Law No. 260/1993 of 06/10/1993, articles 21
Amended by Law enacted by Decree No. 10832/1962 of 09/10/1962, articles 3, 20
Amended by Law enacted by Decree No. 10829/1962 of 09/10/1962, articles 28, 35
Amended by Law No. 32/1965 of 11/06/1965
Amended by Law No. 12/2025 of 12/06/2025
Amended by Decree No. 11331/1997 of 12/11/1997
Amended by Law No. 0/1957 of 14/02/1957
Amended by Law/1957 of 14/02/1957, articles 62
Amended by Law No. 5/2025 of 15/05/2025
Amended by Decree No. 5144/1973 of 19/03/1973
Amended by Decree No. 7997/1967 of 19/08/1967
Amended by Law No. 5/1975 of 21/02/1975, articles 17
Amended by Law No. 44/1987 of 21/11/1987
Partly repealed by Law No. 44/1987 of 21/11/1987, articles 26, 29, 30
Amended by Law No. 53/1991 of 23/05/1991
Amended by Law No. 62/1967 of 23/11/1967
Suspended by Law No. 2/1982 of 28/01/1982
Amended by Decree No. 17069/2006 of 29/05/2006
Amended by Law No. 445/2002 of 29/07/2002, articles 21, 43
Partly repealed by Law No. 445/2002 of 29/07/2002, articles 21, 43
Amended by Law No. 148/1999 of 29/10/1999, articles 5
The full text
This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1956. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.