56Approval of programs for education of severely handicapped children

56 Approval of programs for education of severely handicapped children

(1) Where a program for, or in connection with, the education of severely handicapped children is being, or is to be, carried out by or in a State, the Minister may approve the program for the purposes of section 57. (2) The Minister shall not approve a program under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that, except in so far as the program is to be carried on in a school other than a co‑educational school or in an institution that caters for the needs of children of only one sex, the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the program will, as far as practicable, be equally available to male children and female children.