3. Power to require a destitute person to reside in a welfare home
Feedback & supportAny public officer acting under the direction of the Director or any police officer may take in charge any destitute person and deliver him to the custody of the Director.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Social Welfare, and includes an Assistant Director of Social Welfare.
If the Director has reasonable cause to believe that any person so delivered into his custody has no visible means of subsistence, he may arrange for that person to be temporarily admitted into a welfare home until an inquiry has been held by him.
welfare home
“welfare home” means any institution, or part thereof, for the reception, care and rehabilitation of destitute persons established under the provisions of, and for the purposes of, this Act;
Every such inquiry shall be completed within a period of one month from the date of that person’s admission into a welfare home.
If after holding such inquiry the Director is satisfied that that person is a destitute person within the meaning of this Act, he may by warrant under his hand require that person to reside in a welfare home.
destitute person
“destitute person” means —(a)any person found begging in a public place in such a way as to cause or to be likely to cause annoyance to persons frequenting the place or otherwise to create a nuisance; and(b)any idle person found in a public place, whether or not he is begging, who has no visible means of subsistence or place of residence or is unable to give a satisfactory account of himself;