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Youthful Offenders,
schools law-
16. Every reformatory school and every certified indus- Reformatory trial school shall be a lawful place of detention for such and certified youthful offenders as are ordered to be detained therein, and ful places shall be subject to be inspected and reported ou as herein provided..
of detention.
Detention.
17.---(1) When a youthful offender is convicted before Order of any court of an offence punishable, in the case of an adult, by line or imprisonment the court may, in addition to or in lien of sentencing him according to law to any other punish- ment, order such offender to be sent to a reformatory or certified industrial school there to be detained for any period not less than two and not longer than five years and not being in any case longer than until such offender attains the age of eighteen years; Provided that the offender shall not in addition be sentenced to imprisonment.
(2) Where such an order has been made in respect of a youthful offender of the age of fourteen years or upwards, and no reformatory or certified industrial school can be found the
e managers of which are willing to receive him, the Governor may order the offender to be brought before the court which made the order or any court having the like jurisdiction, and that court may make such order or pass such sentence as the court may determine, so however that the order or sentence shall be such as might have been originally made or passed in respect of the offence.
(3) The court may in addition to making an order of detention under the foregoing subsections make an order that the youthful offender be placed under the supervision of a probation officer.
(4) The Court making an order of detention may of its own motion, or on the application of any person, from time to time by order renew, vary or revoke any such order; and may by an order of detention fix a date when such order shall come up before the court for consideration.
(5) An order of detention made in pursuance of this sec- tion may, if the court think fit. be made to take effect either immediately or at a later date specified therein, regard being had to the age or health of the youthful offender.
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(6) If --
(a) an order of detention is made but is not to take
effect immediately; or
(b) at the time specified for the order to take effect the youthful offender is unfit to be sent to a reformatory or certified industrial school; or
(c) the school to which the youthful offender is to be sent cannot be ascertained until inquiry has been made;
the court may make an order committing him either to custody in any place to which he might be committed on remand or to the custody of a relative or other fit person or institution named by the court and he shall be kept in that custody ac- cordingly until he is sent to a reformatory or certified industrial school in pursuance of the order of detention.