The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Primary Education Regulation 1959

In exercise of the pOI\" rs conferr d by clau (1) of Qlrhcle 240 o~ th Con f>lcution, the Pr sid nt' pleased to promulgate the P 11 wine Hagul . ion !I!J,lde by him:- , ."'\ cOI/1')\ 0 uicnt., and Nicobae ~ O~8. (..~ It ,tho ~ ida 'f I Ddui' Promulgated py the PI" id,nt in the Tenth Yoo.:1' ol til ~ "'Rclluulic of India, A Regulation to provide for free and QQJ;J;l.plllsory primary education OJ' children in the A.odl1.l)'l1111 .:;t ••.•• -~ uiorr ten-it lOY . . . ..,: r uire ,- J • ~. b be Chief ornmis 'j n I' for any pecified er a. to . ~ .h:'; p rform II or aoy of the tunc '00' of all Q. e.ndance· . ...r Ill car und e thi 1'1 g'll.l in; Commis ioner of the ndumun and Nicobnr land; ,itJ, . (0)" c ild' m con a boy or a. girl whose age i . ~ ••• - .,. J ~ (. " ull4'.iliau" means iH1Y"pe!SO to whom the" :-"~;... care, uurture OJ.o t ely f any ehild ftills by lu,'tI. ° ~_·1 : .•• ; .accepted or sa IUD d the care, nurture or cu tOdY.OT an child, or to whom the car or oust dy f uny ch tid Anc1nmJ).n nod Nicobar Islands; • (f) "pre cribed " mean PI' cribed by rulc~ made under this Regulation; ' • . (g) "prhl1Q>t'y education" means such elem_eutllrY education a ma.y he pre cribed ; . , (b) "recczni ed school." mean a schecl or department of I) school maintained 01' aided y th.e Govommont fQt imparting primary edueation ; - (i) "speci-fied!\[ . OOrL» on ar referred to jn ection 3, . 3. The Ohief Commissio er m:1Y, aft l~ S l'illg that adequate facilities for imparting primary education to children have been provided in any area, by notlfioation in the "ffio:ial Gazette, declare that area. within tUG I land to be all a cs in which primary educe .• ion 'for. children ball e compul ory, and thereupon the provi i or sections 4 to 12 inclusi ve shull to."ke effect in ucl area, 4. (1) It shall be the duty J: the guardian of every child re idiag wi hin 0. pceified aroa to cause tbe child to attend a recognised school in tile manner required by ub-seotiou (2) uule s there he It re enable excuse -for his non-attendance. • ~ (.) The Chief Oommi sioner ml~y, by order in writing, specjiy the days in each month nod the hour in eac day for which any child hall be required to attend a. recognised .0.001; aad no child Sh1\11 be deemed to, have a ended the chocl within the meanina of tlti eot' n unle. s he h attended the choot 1'01' 110 days nud .•. hour so apecified. 5. No fee hall e levied in res pect of any child for at ending a recogoi ed chool tor obtaining primary e.dJJ tion. D.ellnt! ion of specified re •• for ebijdreu 4> atreud scbool, F not to be levied, 6. Auy of the following cir u mstanc s shall he deemed 1l....,.lbl •• rcuee Regulation :- 1 ' ve of ab ence £rom chool for sickne t ~. ( c) that the child i recci vine instruction in Wille • other mauncr declared to be satis[netru ~ tho - .••.. Chief Commiseicner ; (d) th!l!t the child I alrcad receiv dill. t.ruetjon (e) that, the hild is unfit to attend school by rea onof orne physical or mental (leIBct . ,t ,. I olfin ~. Pow.r to oxetlp; be-public 18\lnn. taken in ~ (ai(ll~· __ . ~-----r.J."o " .• ,,&,.&. 1.<11 ovisions of section 4 or that 11. child is being employ d • o sewhere' oy any person llul'io9 tho specified hom of attendance at a recogui d chool, the attendance officer , $an warn toe gun dian or other person, ~ tbe case may be, in the pre eribed mann r to C".1u e he child' to 6tt nd the reeogni ad scbool, or to di COI}tin'ufl the employment 01 such cllild, as the case may b " within t1 week after the receipt <It the warning. . Iff ~n'Y guardian or per on, w11 ,dfte~'th() receipt of II> warning under ection 7, fail to comply ",vith the equir m"nts f uch w min"', shall )0 punisha ble wit h ~: (1) No' cQutt shlilI take cogiiiinnco of an otten '0 tllider eeti rl exc~lpt on the cowp)aiut oj a. per,on go e ally or ~po 'ally It ithoriscd in. his bohalr by tho (2) No magistrate of the third class 'hall try' any offence punisbablo under this Bezul tioo, unless he i spa 'ill. 1;1 urrij_x)'weted 'I~s" the Chi t (jmini 'Drier ih thi .,~~.t: '. 10: Tl1e 01 hif Corrinti~~ioner may, 'hy hotif ,ition io the Official Gazette, exempt any cla s'o] er uS'or nny community in 1tny specified area frotn the operation or this Regulation. 11: Ever attendance officer and all persons .duly 45 or 1!tOO. a tborised mder ection 9 to. make c 'iuplai~ts 'shall be dee ied tb be 'pub11t! 'seJ'Y'bIlt ithin the ine&rritJg of sec 10h ~l of tlie Indi, r1 Porul . e, 12, No suit, pro ecution or ot.her legal -proceeding shall lie ngQ,inst the Gover ment r any ahlbo ify or person in r spect orlmythi g which is in good fn.ttl'l dOD 61' Wten· d d to b done by it or him under thi Regnlatio'n r any rule I; order made thereunder. ' 13. The Chi f COlUJUi sinner may, hy notification ill the Official Gazette, authorise any officer or person to exercise all 01' any of the power C nferred on him by this Regulation except the I \101' to. maK.o rule • in tb'o OfficiAl <hw.e to, make 1'11c to carry out th gen'ein\ltyot tue' or!Cgoing power, uch 'llie inaY'pro"iu for ~ll 01" any of the Iollowin r matters.oa ;mel: :- education ; , (b) the circum DC' in which, !).nd th~ autho- rities b:y which, leave may be granted to a child under . ection 6; (0) the manner in which wfl,rnfnos by ;ttendaoc ofllcers shall bo gi von and t heir powers axel' ised ; which shall be maintain d by r Qgt\i d 'School for the purpo e of this Ragulation ; (e) a 'Ot'tlOl' 'mntter which rna 'be, 0'1' as to b pres ribed. ;_,~ ,it:~; ..•.. "'" . =..... " •. "J I -:a , .. ~ . .,,-:i ,:t, _ .. :. (B) Phe ipOwe to me, 6 lfuLe onfecred by th.is seetiou hall be subj ot to the condition of previous pJ.lblig tj.o.n., )?rCllid eni, , A .J .•. By order, , (D. IS. , IVA 'fAVA ,..,_ • , I' , ·f Vide ~dmin'etration'e notifioation No.166/62/ F.No.13-63/62-J dated the 3rd AUgust, 1962 publishe in the Andaman and Nieobar Gazette No.8 dated the 1st day of August, 1962 as the da •• on whioh the aaid Regulation'came into force. I