Section 15. Primary education to be free

15. Primary education to be free.— (1) No fee shall be levied in respect of any child for attending an approved school which is under the management of the State Government or a local authority. (2) Where, in respect of any child an attendance order has been passed under section 13 and the only school which he can attend is an approved school under private management falling within sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of section 2, the local authority shall take such steps as it may think fit for the purpose of ensuring that the primary education which the child is to receive is free. — 16. Age of child how to be computed. The age of a child for the purposes of this Act shall be computed in terms of years completed by the child on or before the first day of the academic year: Provided that where the birthday of a child falls on a day not later than sixty days from the first day of the academic year, the birthday shall be deemed to fall on the first day of the academic year for the purpose of computing the age of the child.