Section 45, The Education Short title

(I) No proceedings shall be instituted against any personin respect of any offence punishable under this Ordinance except by the Director or in the name of the Director by a person specially authorised in writing by the Director in that behalf or, in the case of an offence in respect of a primary school, where such school has been established or opened without the prior written authority of a Local Education Authority or a notice under sub-section (I) of section 3I has been served by a Local Education Authority upon the proprietors or manager of such school or where the offence is committed in respect of a demand by a person authorised in that behalf by a Local Education Authority under sub-section (2) of section 30 or in respect of an inspection of such school by a person authorised in that behalf by a Local Education Authority under sub-section (4) of section 44 in the name of such Local Education Authority, by a person specially authorised in writing in that behalf under the hand of the Chairman of such Local Education Authority. (2) When any proceedings are brought in respect of an offence punishable under this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Director or the Chairman of the Local Education Authority as the case may be in writing to appoint any person to conduct such proceedings in Court. (3) Any document purporting to bear the signature of the Director or of the Chairman of a Local Education Authority shall, for the purpose of this section, be received as prima facie evidence in any proceedings without proof being given that the signature to such document is that of the Director or the Chairman as aforesaid as the case may be. (4) Any officer of the department, appointed in that behalf by the Director by notice in the Gazette, may institute and conduct legal proceedings in the name of the Director for the recovery of any fees due in respect of any pupil at any Government school. (5) Nothing in this section shall be held to derogate from the powers of the Attorney General in respect of prosections, or of claims by the Government against private persons.