The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.
- Date:
- 1914
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(h) for ascertaining which of such children are incapable by reason of mental defect of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in special schools or classes; (c) for notifying to the local authority under this Act, the names and addresses of defective children with respect to whom it is the duty of the local education authority to give notice under the provisions hereinbefore contained. In case of doubt as to whether a child is or is not capable of receiving benefit as aforesaid, or whether the retention of a child in a special school or class would be detrimental to the interests of the other children, the matter shall be determined by the Board of Education. (2) The provisions of section one of the Elementary Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, [62 & 63 Viet. c. 32] shall apply with the necessary modifications for the purposes of this section. POWER OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO ACT IN DEFAULT. 32.-(l) If the Board report to the Secretary of State that a local authority have made default in the performance of any of their duties under this Act, the Secretary of State may, after holding a local inquiry in any case where he deems it desirable to do so, and on being satisfied that such default has taken place, by order require the local authority to do such acts and things for remedying the default as he may direct, and any such order may be enforced by mandamus. (2) Any expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under any such order or in respect of any such default, or March, 1914, post, with the Eegulations, etc., therein referred to, post. For tlie provisions that may be made, or must be made, for the educa- tion of educable defective children, see the Elementary Education (Defec- tive aiid Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, post. Loral Education Authority.—For meaning see note to section 30 (iv.). (h) In Special Schools or Cla.s.ses.—See section 2 of the Elementary Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, as amended by section 1 of the Elementary Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1914, with section 14 of the former Act. Under such Acts, idiots and imbeciles are e.xcluded from special schools and classes certified for the purposes of the .A.cts. (See sections 1, 2, and 7 of the 1899 Act, with section 9 (1) of the 1914 Act.) (c) Hereinbefore contained. — Section 2 (2) (a) and (6) and previous note *0 this section. Notes to Section 32. “ Board,'’ that is Board of Control, (section 21). For the local authority “ for the purpose of this Act,” see section 27 with section 34; and for their duties see section JO and Note thereto. Section 247 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, empowers the Secretary of State, on report made by the Lunacy Commissioners that the local authority](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29010172_0073.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
