A.D. 1933.
PART III. -cont. of care or protection.
Powers of
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Children and Young Persons Act, 1933.
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(b) commit him to the care of any fit person, whether a relative or not, who is willing to undertake the care of him; or
(c) order his parent or guardian to enter into a recognisance to exercise proper care and guar- dianship; or
(d) without making any other order, or in addition to making an order under either of the last two foregoing paragraphs, make an order placing him for a specified period, not exceeding three years, under the supervision of a probation officer, or of some other person appointed for the purpose by the court.
(2) Any local authority, constable or authorised person having reasonable grounds for believing that a child or young person is in need of care or protection may bring him before a juvenile court; and it shall be the duty of a local authority to bring before a juvenile court any child or young person residing or found in their district who appears to them to be in need of care or protection unless they are satisfied that the taking of proceedings is undesirable in his interests, or that pro- ceedings are about to be taken by some other person.
(3) The Summary Jurisdiction Acts shall apply in relation to recognisances under subsection (1) of this section as they apply in relation to recognisances to be of good behaviour, and where a recognisance under the said subsection (1) is adjudged to be forfeited the court, if it thinks fit, instead of adjudging the person bound thereby to pay the sum for which he is bound, may adjudge him to pay part only of the said sum or may remit payment thereof.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the expression "authorised person means any officer of a society which is authorised by general or special order of the Secretary of State to institute proceedings under this section, and any person who is himself so authorised.
63.—(1) Any court by or before which a person is other courts convicted of having committed in respect of a child or with respect
young person any of the offences mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act or any offence under section ten of this Act, may-
to last foregoing section.
(a) direct that the child or young person be brought before a juvenile court with a view to that
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