[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 (2) The manager of any government institution other than a prison may enter into an agreement for the use of that institution or any part thereof as a children’s remand home on such terms as may be agreed between such manager and the Minister. 51. Supervision of rehabilitation schools and children’s remand homes The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of all rehabilitation schools and children’s remand homes and for this purpose shall periodically visit them or cause them to be visited. 52. Leave of absence The manager of a rehabilitation school may, with the authority of the Director, grant leave of absence to any child staying in that rehabilitation school for such period and on such conditions as he may deem fit and may at any time terminate such leave and direct the child to return to the school. 53. Revocation of children’s committal order (1) If at any time during the period of a child’s stay at a rehabilitation school the Director is satisfied that such child should not remain subject to the applicable committal order, he may refer the matter to the Children’s Court for revocation of the committal order. (2) A Children’s Court may at any time, on its own motion or on the application of any person, revoke an order committing a child to a rehabilitation school, but before doing so it shall call for all the relevant records of the court which made the order, and all relevant records of any court which may previously have considered an application under this section. (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, an order committing a child to a rehabilitation school shall not remain in force beyond the date on which the child attains the age of eighteen years, nor shall any such order remain in force for longer than three years at a time except by order of the court. (4) On an application for an order under subsection (2) or subsection (3) the manager of the rehabilitation school where the child is, shall cause the child to be brought before the court, unless the court otherwise orders. 54. Transfers and supervision after release (1) The Director may at any time order a child to be transferred from one rehabilitation school to another, but the period of his rehabilitative care shall not be increased thereby. (2) A child committed to a rehabilitation school shall, after the expiration of the prescribed period of his stay, be under the supervision of such person as the Director shall appoint, for a period of two years, or until he attains the age of twentyone years whichever shall be the shorter period. 55. Treatment of absconders and children of difficult character (1) Where the Director is of the opinion that a child committed to a rehabilitation school is a persistent absconder, is of difficult character or is C15 - 29 [Issue 1]

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