This part shall apply to-
(i) the areas to which the provision-; of the Travancore Primary Education Act, ll21, the Cochin Free Compulsory Pri mary Education Act, Xl of 1123 or the Madras Elementary Education Act, 1920, have been brought into force; and
(ii) any other area to which it may be extended by the Government by notification in the Gazette.
22 Uefzmltotzs -In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) ••area of compulsion" means an area to which this Part applies;
(ii) "child" means a boy or girl between the ages of six and fourteen at the beginning of the academic year;
(iii) "guardian" includes a pare~ and any person who bas the actual custody of the child;
(iv) "to attend a school" means to be regularly present for instruction at such school, on such days, at such time or times and for such period or periods on each day as may be pre· scnbed by the Local Education Committee tor that area with the approval of the Education Department;
(v) "Local Education Committee" means the Committee constituted under section 24.