Vocational Education Act, 1930

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Returns by principal teachers.

70.—(1) The principal teacher at every course of instruction or school, attendance at which is attendance for instruction in accordance with this Part of this Act and at which any young person resident in a district to which this Part of this Act applies is enrolled or attending, shall communicate at the prescribed times and in the prescribed manner to the enforcing authority of such district the prescribed particulars of every such young person who is absent from such course or school and the prescribed particulars of such absences.

(2) The principal teacher at every such course of instruction or school as is mentioned in the foregoing sub-section shall on demand supply in the prescribed form to any enforcing authority for a district to which this Part of this Act applies the respective ages as stated in the registers of such course or school of all or any of the young persons attending such course or school who reside in such district and the prescribed particulars of the attendances at and absences from such course of instruction or school of all or any of those young persons.

(3) When a young person who resides in a district to which this Part of this Act applies is removed from any such course of instruction or school as is hereinbefore mentioned the principal teacher at such course of instruction or school shall on demand give to the parent of such young person a certificate in the prescribed form stating the period during which such young person was attending such course of instruction or school, the number of attendances and absences of such young person at or from such course of instruction or school during the prescribed portion of such period, and the number of attendance hours made in each subject, and the parent of such young person shall exhibit such certificate to the principal teacher at any other such course of instruction or school to which he applies for the admission of such young person.