(1) A child who has not attained the age of five years on or before the 16[5th day of September] of the year in which the admission of such child is sought shall not be admitted to class I, or an equivalent class or any class higher than class I, in a recognized school.
17[Provided that a child who has not attained the age of five years on or before the 1 st day of June of the year two thousand and one, shall not be admitted to class I, or an equivalent class or any class higher than class I in a recognised school in the year two thousand and one;]
18[Provided further that from the 1st day of June of the year two thousand and two, a child who has not attained the age of five years and six months, 19{on or before the 1st day of June of the year in which the admission of such child is sought}, shall not be admitted to class I, or an equivalent class or any class higher than class I, in a recognised school 20{ }:
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(2) A student seeking admission for the first time in a recognized school in a class higher than class I shall not be admitted to that class if his age reduced by the number of years of normal school study between that class and class I or an equivalent class, falls short of five years.
(3) Admission to a recognized school or to any class thereof shall be regulated by rules made in this behalf.