Children Act, 1941

Amendment of section 68 of the Principal Act.

14.—Section 68 of the Principal Act is hereby amended in the following respects and shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—

(a) by the insertion at the end of sub-section (1) of the words “and, if the Minister for Education, after consultation with the managers, directs that it is necessary for the protection and welfare of the youthful offender that the period of his supervision should be extended for a specified period not exceeding two years, he shall, after attaining the age of nineteen, remain under the supervision of the managers for the period so specified”;

(b) by the insertion in sub-section (2) after the words “managers of the school” of the words “and, if the Minister for Education, after consultation with the managers, directs that it is necessary for the protection and welfare of the child that the period of his supervision should be extended for a period specified in such direction not exceeding three years, he shall, after attaining the age of eighteen, remain under the supervision of the managers for the period so specified”;

(c) by the deletion in sub-section (3) of the word “may” where that word occurs firstly and the substitution in lieu thereof of the word “shall”, and

(d) by the insertion at the end of the section of the following sub-section, that is to say:—

“(7) Where a licence granted to a person under the supervision of the managers of a certified school is revoked, such person may be apprehended without warrant and brought back to such school.”