S.I. No. 80/1926 - The School Attendance (Statutory Forms) Order, 1926.

1. State at No. 1 the full christian names and surname of the child named in this Notice.

2. State at No. 2 the present age of the said child, and state at No. 3 the date (giving the day, month, and year) on which he or she was born.

3. State at No. 4 the name and address of the school which the said child is attending, or, if the said child is not attending any school, state how he or she is being educated, or, if the said child is not being educated at all, state why he or she is not being educated.

4. State at No. 5 the information there asked for.

5. Note that you need not fill up Nos. 4 and 5 if the said child is under six years of age, or is fourteen years of age or upwards.

6. Note also that for the purposes of the School Attendcnce Act, 1926, a parent includes a legal guardian and any person who has the actual custody of a child or with whom the child is living.

7. When you have filled up the Schedule you must sign and date it and leave it with or send it by post to the School Attendance Officer named at the foot of this Notice.

8. The notice mentioned in section 20 of the act to a person to furnish particulars of the children of whom he is the parent shall, when such notice relates to all such children, be in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule hereto and, when such notice relates to a specified child, be in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule hereto.

Given under my Seal of Office this 20th day of December, 1926.

(Signed) J. M. O'SULLIVAN,

Minister for Education.

SCHEDULE.

FORM No. 1.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACT, 1926

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CERTIFICATE THAT A SCHOOL IS A SUITABLE SCHOOL.

Name of School ........................................................

Address of School ......................................................

I hereby certify that the above-named school is a suitable school within the meaning of the

School Attendance Act, 1926

, for the attendance of children to whom that Act applies for the purpose of receiving elementary education.

This certificate is given by me in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the said

School Attendance Act, 1926

.

This certificate is valid for twelve months only from the date hereof.

Signed for the Minister for Education this......day of................192

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FORM No. 2.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACT, 1926

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APPOINTMENT OF A SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER BY A SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE.

The School Attendance Committee for the county borough of .............. urban district in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sub-section (1) of

section 12

of the

School Attendance Act, 1926

, hereby appoint........................an officer of the said Committee, to be a School Attendance Officer for the purposes of the said Act.

Dated the......day of....................192....

..............................

..............................

Members of the School Attendance Committee.

Note—This form must be signed by two members or the School Attendance Committee.

FORM No. 3.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACT, 1926

.

WARNING TO PARENT.

School Attendance Area of..............................................

To............................................................ .......

Of............................................................ .......

Whereas you have failed or neglected to cause your child...................................., being a child to whom the

School Attendance Act, 1926

, applies, to attend school in accordance with that Act, and, so far as is known to the Enforcing Authority for the above-mentioned School Attendance Area, there is no reasonable excuse for such failure or neglect,

Now you are hereby required within one week after the service of this notice upon you either to cause the said child,................................, to attend school in accordance with the said

School Attendance Act, 1926

, or to furnish to me at the address given below a reasonable excuse for not so doing.

In the event of your failing to comply with this Warning, proceedings will be instituted against you under the said

School Attendance Act, 1926

, in the District Court, and if, within three months after such proceedings, you again fail to comply with the said Act, further proceedings may be instituted against you under the said Act without previous warning.

Dated this......day of....................192..

Signed on behalf of the Enforcing Authority of the above-mentioned School

Attendance Area..................................................

School Attendance Officer.

Address............................................................ ..

FORM No. 4.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACT, 1926

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FORM OF REQUISITION FOR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

To the

Registrar

of

Births and Deaths

Superintendent-Registrar

At................................

On presentation of this Requisition, together with a fee of sixpence, at your Office you are hereby required pursuant to sub-section (2) of

section 19

of the

School Attendance Act, 1926

, to supply to............................of............................a copy duly certified under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts (Ireland) 1863 to 1880 of the entry in the register books kept under those Acts of the birth of............................of..........................who was born at....................................................on the......day of....................1......

Dated this......day of....................192..

Signed on behalf of Enforcing Authority for the School Attendance Area of..........................................................

..............................................

School Attendance Officer.

FORM No. 5.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACT, 1926

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NOTICE REQUIRING PARENT TO FURNISH PARTICULARS OF CHILDREN.

School Attendance Area of..............................................

To............................................................ ..........

Of............................................................ ..........

Take Notice that, in pursuance of

section 20

of the

School Attendance Act, 1926

, you are hereby required to fill up and complete the Schedule annexed to this Notice in accordance with the instructions at the foot thereof and to return this Notice, with the said Schedule so filled up and completed, to me at the address given below within fourteen days from the service of this Notice upon you,

And further take notice that, if you fail to comply with this notice, you will be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty shillings.

Dated this......day of....................192..

Signed on behalf of the Enforcing Authority for the above-mentioned School

Attendance Area..................................................

School Attendance Officer.

Address..................................................

SCHEDULE.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Christian Names and Surnames

Age

Day, Month and Year of Birth

Mode of Education

Note:—The School Attendance Officer may insert at the head of column 5 such other particulars as he may lawfully require.

(Signed).............................................

This......day of....................192..

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE ABOVE SCHEDULE.

THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (STATUTORY FORMS) ORDER, 1926.

WHEREAS by

section 23

of the

School Attendance Act, 1926

(No. 17 of 1926), it is enacted that the Minister for Education may by order prescribe any matter or thing which is in that Act referred to as prescribed or to be prescribed

AND WHEREAS the several forms intended to be prescribed by this Order are in the said Act referred to as prescribed forms

NOW I, JOHN MARCUS O'SULLIVAN, Minister for Education, in exercise of the power conferred on me by the

School Attendance Act, 1926

(No. 17 of 1926), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order as follows :—