Children and Young Persons Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Approved Schools and Approved Homes
93. Breaches of rules and school discipline
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approved school
“approved school” means any school or institution, or part thereof, for the reception, education and vocational training of children or young persons appointed or established under the provisions and for the purposes of this Act;
wilfully neglects or wilfully refuses to conform to the rules thereof; or
is guilty of wilful insubordination against the discipline thereof,shall for every offence be punished in the manner prescribed in those rules.
Where a person who has been committed to any approved school or approved home proves himself, in the opinion of the manager of such school or home, to be of so unruly or depraved a character as to render his detention in the approved school or approved home undesirable, the manager may make a report of the circumstances of the case in writing to the Director.
approved home
“approved home” means any home or institution or part thereof, for the reception, education and vocational training of children or young persons appointed or established under the provisions and for the purposes of this Act;
On receipt of such report, the Director may order that that person be brought before a Juvenile Court, and the Court may, if it thinks fit, deal with that person under section 59.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Social Welfare and includes the Assistant Director of Social Welfare and such other persons as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be vested with all or any of the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon the Director by this Act or by any rules made thereunder;