Conscience Clause
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Conscience clause. S. 7 of the (English) Education Act, 1870, prohibits the imposing of an obligation to attend religious worship as a condition of attending a public elementary school, and allows a child to be withdrawn while any religious instruction is being given. See now the (English) Education Act, 1921, s. 72. And see COWPER-TEMPLE CLAUSE; KENYON-SLANEY CLAUSE.
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