State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES DISTRICT BOARDS PRIMARY EDUCATION ACT, 1926

8. Any of the following circumstances shall be deemed to be reasonable excuse within the meaning of section 7. (1) that there is no accommodation in a recognized primary school within a distance to be fixed by the school committee and measured according to the nearest route from the residence of the child ; (2) that the child has been exempted by the school committee on religious grounds; (3) that the child is receiving otherwise than in a recognized primary school, primary education in a-satisfactory manner; (4) that the child is certified by such authority as may be appointed in this behalf by the board to have completed the primary course; (5) that child has been granted temporary leave of absence from school, in accordance with regulations, made under this Act by the board ; (6) that the child is certified by a medical officer approved for this purpose by the board to be unfit to attend school by reason of some bodily defect or infirmity; (7) that the child has, with the consent of the prescribed authority, been exempted by the school committee for special reasons recorded by it in writing.