THE DELHI PRIMARY EDUCATION ACT, 1960

ACT NO. 39 OF 1960 · Enacted [20th September, 1960.] · 26 sections

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

Section 3.Schemes for primary education.

Section 4.Primary education to be compulsory in areas covered by schemes.

Section 5.Grants-in-aid.

Section 6.Duty of local authority to prepare lists of children.

Section 7.Attendance authorities.

Section 8.Attendance authority to notify parent of his obligation towards his child.

Section 9.Responsibility of parent to cause his child to attend school.

Section 10.Reasonable excuse for non-attendance.

Section 11.Special schools for physically or mentally deficient children.

Section 12.Special provision for part-time education in certain cases.

Section 13.Attendance orders.

Section 14.Children not to be employed so as to prevent them from attending school.

Section 15.Primary education to be free.

Section 16.Age of child how to be computed.

Section 17.Failure of local authority to prepare or implement scheme.

Section 18.Penalty for contravention of section 13.

Section 19.Penalty for contravention of section 14.

Section 20.Courts competent to try offences.

Section 21.Cognizance of offences.

Section 22.Certain persons to be public servants.

Section 23.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 24.Delegation of powers.

Section 25.Power to make rules.

Section 26.Repeal of Punjab Primary Education Act.