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(3) Upon a review the board may either—
 * (a) confirm the attendance order or the variation; or
 * (b) cancel the attendance order or the variation.

(4) The decision of the board shall be final.

(5) The secretary of the board shall notify the parent of the decision of the board.

78. Any parent who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with an attendance order (as the same may be varied from time to time) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for three months:

Provided that—
 * (a) if an application for a review of an attendance order is made, no offence shall be committed until after the secretary of the board has notified the parent under subsection (5) of section 77 of the decision on the review;
 * (b) if an application for a review of any variation of an attendance order is made, no offence shall be committed, by reason of a failure to comply with the variation, until after the secretary of the board has notified the parent under subsection (5) of section 77 of the decision on the review.

PART VIII.

79. The Governor may by notice in the Gazette appoint by name or office—
 * (a) any officer of the Education Department to be an inspector of schools;
 * (b) any Government medical officer to be a medical officer of schools; and
 * (c) any health inspector to be a health inspector of schools.

80. The Director and any inspector of schools may inspect any school for the purposes of ascertaining whether this Ordinance is being complied with and whether the school is being conducted satisfactorily.