Health Act, 1953

Affording of facilities for health examination of children at schools.

32.—(1) A health authority intending to arrange for a health examination of children at a school, under this Act, may give to the school manager of the school notice in writing of such intention stating the day or days (not being earlier than seven days after the giving of the notice) on which and the time at which the examination will be held and requiring the school manager to afford all reasonable facilities for the examination.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) of this section may be addressed to “the school manager” and may be given by delivering it to the school manager of the school to which it relates or by sending it by post to the address at which he ordinarily resides.

(3) A copy of every notice under subsection (1) of this section in respect of a health examination to be held in a school of which the school manager is not the principal teacher shall be either delivered to the principal teacher of such school or sent by post to such teacher at the school.

(4) The school manager of a school to which a notice given under subsection (1) of this section relates shall cause all reasonable facilities to be given for the holding of a health examination in accordance with the notice and on the day or days and at the time mentioned therein and, if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

(5) Without prejudice to the foregoing subsections of this section, a health authority shall consult the school manager of a school before determining the day or days on which and the time at which a health examination of children in the school will be held and shall, so far as may be practicable, comply with the wishes of the school manager.

(6) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by the health authority who gave the relevant notice under this section.