In exercise of the pOI\" rs conferr d by clau (1) of Qlrhcle 240 o~ th Con f>lcution, the Pr sid nt' pleased to promulgate the P 11 wine Hagul . ion !I!J,lde by him:- , 81 ! tllIo. ntm 1. ('1) 'I'M ."'\ cOI/1')\ 0 uicnt., and Nicobae ~ O~8.
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, - '<1 Tn ANDA~N NO NICl9J3 _ SL4NDS ('fJt fA <D ATLOti) 1tEG~AJ?-iONG 1 59 • '~I No. 3 o~ 1959 Promulgated py the PI" id,nt in the Tenth Yoo.:1' ol til ~ "'Rclluulic of India, A Regulation to provide for free and QQJ;J;l.plllsory primary education OJ' children in the A.odl1.l)'l1111 Ili-nd Ni~o.l' lslaud.h., "'. .
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(0.) "att.eodauce officer" ln~ns i), pCI' U appoint d .. .:.') b be Chief ornmis 'j n I' for any pecified er a. to . ~ .h:';
p rform II or aoy of the tunc '00' of all Q. e.ndance· . ...r Ill car und e thi 1'1 g'll.l in;
(b) «Chie! lUeJ11 the b ief Commis ioner of the ndumun and Nicobnr land;
,itJ, . (0)" c ild' m con a boy or a. girl whose age i . ~ n t Je than ix, monel not more tha.n eleven, ~eal'; )i'.. "!J' ••• - .,. J ~ (. " ull4'.iliau" means iH1Y"pe!SO to whom the" :-"~;...
care, uurture OJ.o t ely f any ehild ftills by lu,'tI. ° ~_·1 : .•• ;
• by natural right r r o gnj d U [I"'S), 01' who bas .accepted or sa IUD d the care, nurture or cu tOdY.OT an child, or to whom the car or oust dy f uny ch tid Im'l h n It!rns.tod I,_v llony l.t1..wful uthori s :
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• (f) "pre cribed " mean PI' cribed by rulc~ made under this Regulation; ' • . (g) "prhl1Q>t'y education" means such elem_eutllrY education a ma.y he pre cribed ; . ,
(b) "recczni ed school." mean a schecl or department of I) school maintained 01' aided y th.e Govommont fQt imparting primary edueation ; -
(i) "speci-fied!\[ . OOrL» on ar referred to jn ection 3, .
3. The Ohief Commissio er m:1Y, aft l~ S l'illg that adequate facilities for imparting primary education to children have been provided in any area, by notlfioation in the "ffio:ial Gazette, declare that area. within tUG I land to be all a cs in which primary educe .• ion 'for.
children ball e compul ory, and thereupon the provi i or sections 4 to 12 inclusi ve shull to."ke effect in ucl area, ....•
4. (1) It shall be the duty J: the guardian of every child re idiag wi hin 0. pceified aroa to cause tbe child to attend a recognised school in tile manner required by ub-seotiou (2) uule s there he It re enable excuse -for his non-attendance. • ~ (.) The Chief Oommi sioner ml~y, by order in writing, specjiy the days in each month nod the hour in eac day for which any child hall be required to attend a.
recognised .0.001; aad no child Sh1\11 be deemed to, have a ended the chocl within the meanina of tlti eot' n unle. s he h attended the choot 1'01' 110 days nud .•. hour so apecified.
5. No fee hall e levied in res pect of any child for at ending a recogoi ed chool tor obtaining primary e.dJJ tion.
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D.ellnt! ion of specified re •• for eo_m)'tlllQlty px:huary educ t.i u, .. ...•.
-' R pon.ibilityof "ua.rdian to ,,,u.s ebijdreu 4> atreud scbool, ., .•..
F not to be levied,
6. Auy of the following cir u mstanc s shall he deemed 1l....,.lbl •• rcuee to be (). ret OM~ xcus: 101' th pnr!)Q e of this !:o. nOO·aLL n~ ~:
Regulation :-
(b) tlmt the, obild ·b_!\S hecn gra.nted 1 ' ve of ab ence £rom chool for sickne P'V~ oribed rea 00 ;
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( c) that the child i recci vine instruction in Wille • other mauncr declared to be satis[netru ~ tho - .••.. Chief Commiseicner ;
(d) th!l!t the child I alrcad receiv dill. t.ruetjon p to tho st;Mldard l>l'esQl'lbed r J' prirnary edu j;,1oo.;
(e) that, the hild is unfit to attend school by rea onof orne physical or mental (leIBct .
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Pow.r to oxetlp;
Certain persom tq be-public 18\lnn.
Prcteetlon ot action taken in ~ (ai(ll~· I) l.g~ I n Qt J>Ol'tel"l.
PO.'1r to m~ k.
rnt.,I, __ . ~-----r.J."o " .• ,,&,.&. 1.<11 ovisions of section 4 or that 11. child is being employ d • o sewhere' oy any person llul'io9 tho specified hom of attendance at a recogui d chool, the attendance officer , $an warn toe gun dian or other person, ~ tbe case may be, in the pre eribed mann r to C".1u e he child' to 6tt nd the reeogni ad scbool, or to di COI}tin'ufl the employment 01 such cllild, as the case may b " within t1 week after the receipt <It the warning. .
Iff ~n'Y guardian or per on, w11 ,dfte~'th() receipt of II> warning under ection 7, fail to comply ",vith the equir m"nts f uch w min"', shall )0 punisha ble wit h it w 1011 rtI' s _t nu to LHty I'u'pee's,' '.
~: (1) No' cQutt shlilI take cogiiiinnco of an otten '0 tllider eeti rl exc~lpt on the cowp)aiut oj a. per,on go e ally or ~po 'ally It ithoriscd in. his bohalr by tho Cuie! Commi Wr1.er.
(2) No magistrate of the third class 'hall try' any offence punisbablo under this Bezul tioo, unless he i spa 'ill. 1;1 urrij_x)'weted 'I~s" the Chi t (jmini 'Drier ih thi l:Johait ' ..., " .,~~.t: '.
, .~ 10: Tl1e 01 hif Corrinti~~ioner may, 'hy hotif ,ition io the Official Gazette, exempt any cla s'o] er uS'or nny community in 1tny specified area frotn the operation or this Regulation.
11: Ever attendance officer and all persons .duly 45 or 1!tOO.
a tborised mder ection 9 to. make c 'iuplai~ts 'shall be dee ied tb be 'pub11t! 'seJ'Y'bIlt ithin the ine&rritJg of sec 10h ~l of tlie Indi, r1 Porul . e, 12, No suit, pro ecution or ot.her legal -proceeding shall lie ngQ,inst the Gover ment r any ahlbo ify or person in r spect orlmythi g which is in good fn.ttl'l dOD 61' Wten· d d to b done by it or him under thi Regnlatio'n r any rule I; order made thereunder. ' -'
13. The Chi f COlUJUi sinner may, hy notification ill the Official Gazette, authorise any officer or person to exercise all 01' any of the power C nferred on him by this Regulation except the I \101' to. maK.o rule • "n! (1) 'Ihe Chi (' Comrni ~ion I' Itln.Yl liS nonnc tl(Jll in tb'o OfficiAl <hw.e to, make 1'11c to carry out th purposes 0. tnt Regulation, ;- (. ~ , pai,ticular, and \\'ithout .erllJLldjce to th gen'ein\ltyot tue' or!Cgoing power, uch 'llie inaY'pro"iu for ~ll 01" any of the Iollowin r matters.oa ;mel: :- , (!\l) .d elating 'wl t s h 0. I 1 0'0 Mute p1'imn,ry education ;
, (b) the circum DC' in which, !).nd th~ authorities b:y which, leave may be granted to a child under . ection 6;
(0) the manner in which wfl,rnfnos by ;ttendaoc ofllcers shall bo gi von and t heir powers axel' ised ;
(d) 't1,'o I'~gi, tm"it, stat monts'n'n dtr-.' ',,'information which shall be maintain d by r Qgt\i d 'School for the purpo e of this Ragulation ;
(e) a 'Ot'tlOl' 'mntter which rna 'be, 0'1' as to b pres ribed.
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• (B) Phe ipOwe to me, 6 lfuLe onfecred by th.is seetiou hall be subj ot to the condition of previous pJ.lblig tj.o.n.,
(4) Iu rnakine uch rul 'S, tho Chief Oommi ion r ma direQ~ tha,t-a ,l}re.\.e}l '0 o,ny pcovision thereof sh8>11 I.J P 10.' 1:1 le \\-itJdil e hicli 1M,. ex,t@ t iili. r\tP s, ltAJE DR PR A.D, )?rCllid eni, , it. C S. SA lLiR, eC!I' , A .J .•.
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" ...• By order, , (D. IS. , IVA 'fAVA ,..,_ • Assisl'a~t Secretary (judicl,gl .•• ~ fo the Chief Commis:ioTl~r. A. (; N. l~l~nds>. • . . ; , I' , , .. ",.
·f Vide ~dmin'etration'e notifioation No.166/62/ F.No.13-63/62-J dated the 3rd AUgust, 1962 publishe in the Andaman and Nieobar Gazette No.8 dated 5th September, 1962, tho Chief Commieeionor ~ppoint I the 1st day of August, 1962 as the da •• on whioh the aaid Regulation'came into force. I ·1