(1) For the purposes of this Act, any of the following circumstances shall be deemed to be a reasonable cause for the non-attendance of a child at an approved school:-
(a) that there is no approved school within the prescribed distance from his residence;
29. Added by Act No.27 of 1987.
Responsibility of guardian to cause his child to attend school.
Reasonable cause for nonattendance.
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(b) that the only approved school within the prescribed distance from the residence of the child to which the child can secure admission is one in which religious instruction of a nature not approved by his guardian is compulsory;
(c) that the child is receiving instruction in some other manner which is declared to be satisfactory by the Government or by an officer authorised by them in this behalf;
(d) that the child has already completed primary education upto the class or standard specified in the declaration under sub-section (6) of section 9;
(e) that the child suffers from a physical or mental defect which prevents him from attendance;
(f) that the child has been granted temporary leave of absence by the prescribed authority, local authority or by any other person authorised by any such authority in this behalf, for sickness or other prescribed reason;
(g) that there is any other compelling circumstances which prevents the child from attending school, provided the same is certified as such by the attendance authority.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (e) of subsection (1), the attendance authority may, if it is satisfied that in relation to a child suffering from a physical or mental defect in any specified area, there is a special school within the prescribed distance from the residence of the child to which it could be sent, and that nothing in clause (b) or clause (c) applies in relation to such child, it may, by order, require the child to attend the special school, and subsection (1) shall have effect in relation to such child as if clauses (f) and (g) were the only provisions applicable.
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