Section 17, The Education Short title

The functions of a Local Education Authority shall be asfollows- (a) generally to organise and develop education in primary schools within the area in and for which it is established, and to make recommendations, where necessary, to the appropriate authority; (b) to control, in accordance with regulations made under section 50, the establishment of new primary schools within each area; (c) subject to the approval of the Minister, from time to time to issue precepts to the appropriate Local Authority for the amounts of money required to maintain assisted primary schools in the area of such Local Authority and thereupon the Local Authority shall provide the amounts set out in such precepts in accordance with the terms thereof or of any rules made under section 49; (cl) to allocate, subject to the approval of the Director, grants in aid of primary schools within such area in accordance with rules made under section 49, such allocations being made from funds placed at its disposal by the Director or by a Local Authority ; (e) subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, relating to the use of land, to determine questions regarding sites for the establishment of primary schools within such area ; (f) to advise the Director generally upon any educational matters referred to it by him or by the Provincial Commissioner of any Province in which such area is included.