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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (T.E) Department, dated 23.04.2015. Act 2 of 1971. Definitions. [Act No.1 of 1982] 3 (6) “approved school” means any school in any specified area within the jurisdiction of a local authority imparting 5[pre-primary or primary education] which – (i) is under the management of the Government or a local authority; (ii) being under any other management, is recognised as such under this Act; (7) “attendance” means the presence for instruction at an approved school on such days in the academic year and at such time and for such period or periods on each day of attendance as may be prescribed; (8) “attendance authority” means any person appointed to be an attendance authority under sub-section (1) of section 10; (9) “child” means a boy or a girl within such age group, not being less than six or more than fourteen years, as the Government may, in each case, specify for the purposes of this Act, either generally or with respect to any specified area; (10) “Collector” means an officer in charge of a revenue district and includes a Joint Collector, Deputy Collector, Sub-Collector and Assistant Collector; (11) “college” means 6[a college including a medical college established or maintained] and administered by, or affiliated to or associated with or recognised by, any University in the State and includes a junior college