Where a child is or has been suffering from, or is or has been exposed to the infection of, a notifiable disease, [F1 theF2 Director of Public Health of the Health and Social Services Board] for the area in which the child resides or attends school may, for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, serve a notice on the person having the care of that child directing that, for such period as may be specified in the notice, the child shall not attend school.

Any person who permits a child to attend school in contravention of a notice served on him under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Part.