Amendment of section 7.
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6. Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended
in subsection (2) by deleting "detained in a training
centre" in the first place where it occurs and
substituting the following
"in respect of whom a sentence of detention in a
training centre is in force".
Amendment of section 8.
7. Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is amended --
(a)
in subsection (1), by deleting "rules" and
substituting the following
"regulations"; and
(b) by deleting subsection (2).
Explanatory Memorandum
This Bill provides
(a) for the reduction of the minimum period of
detention of a person sentenced to be detained
in a training centre from nine months to six
months (clause 2);
(b) for the exclusion of a person remanded pending
trial from committal to custody in a training
centre if the Court certifies that the person
is unsuitable for detention in such custody
(clause 3);