(1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under section 10 or section 11 except on the complaint of or on information or received from the school committee or from such person as may be authorized by the school committee by general or special order in this behalf :
Provided that the school committee or the person authorized in this behalf shall, before instituting any prosecution again that any person, cause a warning to be given to him-in-writing.
(2) The school committee or the person authorized in this behalf may, instead of instituting or continuing prosecution for an offence, compound the same on the payment by the person accused of such offence of such sum as it deems proper not exceeding the amount, of the fine with which such offence is punishable, under this Act.
Power to exempt particular class or community
13. The [State Government] 1 after taking into consideration any views expressed by the board in this behalf, may, by notification, exempt any particular class or community from the operation of this Act.
Remission of feed
14. No fee for primary education shall be charged respect of any child compulsorily attending a recognized primary school within an area in which a notification under section 3 is in force.
1. Subs. by the A. 0.1950 for (Provincial Government) which had been substituted by A. O. 1937 for (L. G).
43 [The United Provinces District Boards Primary Education Act, 1926] [Section 15-17] Fines to be credited to boards fund
15. All Sums, realized [* * *] 1 by way of composition under the provisions of this Act shall be credited to the board's fund.
Withdrawal of notification on default
16. When the [State Government] 2 is of opinion that default has been made by any board in respect of its duties under this Act it may, after giving the board, an opportunity of furnishing an explanation, cancel the notification issued under section 3.
Power of state Government to make rules