Parent includes, for the purpose of the (English) Education Act, 1921 [s. 170 (12)], 'guardian and every person who is liable to maintain or has the actual custody of the child or young person'; and for the purpose of vaccination, the father and mother of a legitimate child, the mother of an illegitimate child, and any person having its custody, Vaccination Act of 1867, s. 35, and of 1871, s. 4.
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