Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
West Ben. - Act XVIII of 1955. (a) '"to attend recognised primary school" means to be _present for instruction at Such school for 4o many and on such clays in the year and at such time or times on each day as may be determined by the School Committee for such school, sublect to sunk rules as may be made under section 16 and to tbe orders of the Education Department of the Stot,? Government: (b) "child" means a boy-or girl who is not less than six years and not more than eleven years of age or of other prescribed age "Commissioners" mean the persons for the time, haiiim appointed or elected to conduct the affairs of a Municipality constituted under the Bengal "third inai Act. 1932, or the Coocb. Behar Municipal Act, 1944, and include the Councillors and Aldermen of the Corporation. in '011audernag.ore established under the Chander- nagore Municipal Act, (c) 2 The West Bengal Urban Primary Education. Act, 1963. tWeSt Ben. Act (Chapter 11.—Free and compulsory primary education in urban, areas.—Section 3.) (d) "guardian" means any person on whom the case, nurture or custody of any child falls by law or by -natural right or recognised usage, or who has accepted or assumed the care, nurture or custody of any child or to whom the care or custody of any child has been entrusted by any lawful authority; (e) "Municipality" means any place in which the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, or the Coo J1 Behar Municipal Act, 1944, is in force,. an'd includes Chandernagore as defined in the Chanderna.gore - Municipal Act, 1955; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed- by rules made under section 16; (y) -"primary education" means such elementary education as may, from time to time, be laid down by the Education Department of the State Government by notification in the Official Gadette . for primary ,schools, . junior basic schools or fo,• any other type of schools for children; (h.) "recognised primary school" means a school or a department of a school appropriated to primary • education and -for the time being , recognised by the Education Department of . the °State Government .for the purposes of such education; (i) "School Committee" means a Committee constituted under -section 6. CHAPTER II. Statement to be submitted by Commis- sioners. Free and compulsory primary education in urban areas.