(1) On the application of the board the [State Government] 2 may declare, by notification, that the primary education of make children shall be compulsory in the whole of the board's area or in any part thereof, or example, in any tahsil area, thana area, school area or village area 3 .
(2) Where a notification issued under sub-section (1) is in force in any area the [State Government] 2 may, on the application of the board, issue a notification that the primary education of female children shall be compulsory in the whole or any part of such area.
(3) A notification issued under this section shall specify the date from which, and the area or areas in which, primary education shall be compulsory, and public notice shall be given of the notification locally in the area or areas concerned.
(4) A board, if called upon by the [State Government] 2 so to do, shall, within a time to be specified by the [State Government] 2 submit a scheme to provide compulsory primary education in such area as the [State Government] 2 may direct, and in the case of children of either sex or both sexes as the [State Government] 2 may specify.
(5) If a board when called upon makes default in submitting a scheme or after a scheme has been sanctioned, omits to make adequate provision for compulsory primary education in accordance with a scheme as sanctioned or to bring into operation or to continue to keep in operation such scheme, the [State Government] 2 may, after due inquiry, appoint a person to submit the scheme or to bring it into operation or to continue to keep it in operation, as the case may be, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the Board to the [State Government] 2 If the expense is not so paid, the [State Government] 2 may make an order directing any person who has, for the time being, custody of any moneys on behalf of the board as banker or in any relation, to pay such expense from such moneys as he may have in his hands or may from time to time receive, and such person shall be bound to obey such order.
1. Now Director of Education.
2. Subs, by the A. O. 1950 for (Provincial Government) which had been subs. by the A. 0: 1937 for (L. G.).
3. For declaration under this subs. consult S.O.R.
41 [The United Provinces District Boards Primary Education Act, 1926] [Section 4-8] Board to make provision for primary education
4. A notification shall not be issued under section 3 unless (a) the board has, by special resolution which has been passed by a vote of not less than one-half of the total number of members constituting the board, resolved that such primary education should be made compulsory, and (b) the [State Government] 1 is satisfied that the board is in a position to make, and will make adequate provision in recognized primary schools for such compulsory primary education free of charge.
Application for issue of notification
5. An application by the board under section 3 shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by the [State Government] 1 and the board shall furnish such information in respect of the application as may be required by the [State Government] 1 .
Appointment of school committee