parish; and the court may further advertise[1] any such notice in such manner (if any) as it may think fit.[2]
Power of Court to exempt from School Attendances in Case of Illness, &c.
9. Where a court of summary jurisdiction are satisfied that a child has been prevented by illness or some reasonable cause from completing during any twelve months the number of school attendances requisite for obtaining a certificate in accordance with the provisions of this Act, such court may by order made in a summary manner exempt the child for the purposes of this Act from such number of school attendances as may be specified in the order, and a copy of such order shall be delivered gratis to the person applying for the same; and such order shall have the same effect for the purposes of this Act as if it were a certificate that the child had completed the number of school attendances mentioned in such order.
Saving for Children employed in Harvest or unable to attend School, or employed when School is closed.
10. Nothing in this Act shall render any employer or his agent liable to any penalty for employing any child above the age of eight years for whom no certificate has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this Act in the operations of hay harvest,
- ↑ * This will include advertisements in the shape of hand-bills, as well as newspaper advertisements.
- ↑ † Nothing is said as to how the expenses of carrying out this section are to be defrayed; but it seems reasonable that the expenses should be fastened on the parties who seek to have § 8 put into operation.
makes no provision for such a case. Note that meeting-houses are not mentioned: presumably this is because there are few meeting-houses in rural districts, where the population is poor and scattered.
