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[23 GEO. 5.]

(b)

Children and Young Persons Act, 1933.

[CH. 12.]

court making such order under the last fore- A.D. 1933. going section as may be proper; or

satisfied that the material before the court is sufficient to enable it properly to exercise jurisdiction, may make any order which the juvenile court might make.

(2) Where any court has, under this section, directed that a child or young person be brought before a juvenile court it shall be the duty of the local authority in whose district he was residing or found to bring him before such a court under subsection (1) of the last foregoing section.

Refractory Children and Young Persons.

PART III.

-cont.

64. Where the parent or guardian of a child or Power of young person proves to a juvenile court that he is unable parent or to control the child or young person, the court, if guardian

to bring satisfied-

child or (a) that it is expedient so to deal with the child or young per-

young person; and

(b) that the parent or guardian understands the results which will follow from and consents to the making of the order,

may order the child or young person to be sent to an approved school, or may order him to be placed 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 :

Provided that an order that the child or young person be sent to an approved school shall not be made unless the local authority within whose area he is resident agree.

son before juvenile court.

to bring

65. Where a poor law authority satisfy a juvenile Power of court that any child or young person maintained in or poor law boarded out from a school or other institution belonging authority to the authority is refractory, and that it is expedient child or that he should be sent to an approved school, the court young per- may order him to be sent to such a school.

Supplemental.

son before juvenile

court.

66.-(1) Where a court makes an order under Supervision any of the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act by proba- placing a child or young person under the supervision of tion officers

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