[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
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