Regulation 61

A medical officer, or any person provided with and, if required, exhibiting the written authority of a medical officer may examine in any school the person and clothing of any child attending the school:Provided that girls over the age of 10 years must not be examined by a male person except with their consent and with the consent of the principal.

If on such examination a medical officer or any such authorised person is of the opinion that the person or clothing of any such child is infected with vermin or in a foul or filthy condition, the medical officer or the authorised person may give notice in writing to the supervisor requiring the supervisor to exclude the child from the school until such time as the person and clothing of the child have been cleansed to the satisfaction of the medical officer or the authorised person and the supervisor must exclude the pupil accordingly.