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Amendment of section 205 of Principal Act
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20. (1) Section 205 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):
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“(3) The Minister may suspend, for a specified period—
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(a) the temporary leave programme of a child, or
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(b) the temporary leave programmes of the children in a children detention school,
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whether or not such programmes have been altered by the Director under subsection (4), where the Minister is satisfied that temporary leave would not be in the best interests of the child, the children detention school or society generally.”,
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and
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) The Director may alter the temporary leave programme of a child where he or she is satisfied that to do so would be in the best interests of the child, the children detention school or society generally.”.
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(2) Where a temporary leave programme stands suspended or altered by a Director immediately before the commencement of this section, section 205 of the Principal Act shall apply to such suspension or alteration as if subsection (1) were not enacted.
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