The Short Title of this Act is “The Physical Drill in Public and Native Schools Act, 1901,” and it shall be read with and form part of “The Education Act, 1877.”

It shall be the duty of the Board in each district to cause physical drill to be taught to all boys and girls over the age of eight years attending the public schools in the district.

The Board of each district shall from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, make orders for fixing the times which shall be appointed and set apart for instructing boys and girls of the required age in physical drill, and the mode in which such instruction shall be given.

Every Board shall include in its annual report to the Minister a report of the manner in which the requirements of this Act have been carried out.

Out of the vote provided for Native schools the Minister shall make provision for the teaching of physical drill to all children over the age of eight years attending such schools.

Upon the principal teacher of any school being satisfied that any boy or girl is unfit to undergo physical drill, such boy or girl shall be exempted from being instructed in such drill.

This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and two.