Reasonable cause for non-attendance

1. (1) For the purposes of this Act, any of the following circumstances shall be deemed t6 be a tea-* sonable cause for the non-attendance of a child at an approved school : —
   • (a) that there is no approved school withii^ the prescribed distance from his residency
   • (b) that the only approved school within the prescribed distance from the residence of the child to whnch the child can secure admission is one in which religious instruction of a nature not approved by his guaardian is compulsory;
   • (c) that the child is receiving instruction in sonne other manner which is declared to be satisfactory

by the Government or by an officer authorised by

tfoeem m this behalf;

1. (d) that the child has already completed pri- maary education upto the class or standard specified in thee declaration under sub-section

1. (6) of section 9;
   • (e) that the child suffers from a physical or titeental defect which prevents him from attendance;
   • (f) that the child has been granted temporary

prescribed reason;

1. (g) that there is any other compelling circum- stamce which prevents the child from attending school,

prcovided the same is certified as such by the atten­

dance authority.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause
   • (e) of sutb-section (1), the attendance authority may, if it is

thie residence of the child to which it could be sent* intd that nothing in clause

1. (b) or clause
2. (c) applies in

rellation to such child, it may, by order require the

child to attend the special school, and sub-section (1) shall have effect in relation to such child as if

1. (f) and
2. (g) were the only provisions applicable.