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(3)–(1) Any person or institution to whose care a child or young person is committed under this section shall, whilst the order is in force, have the like control over the child or young person as the parent and shall be respon- sible for his maintenance, and the child or young person shall continue in the care of such person or insitution, notwithstanding that he is claimed by his parent or any other person, and if any person ----

Jeg (a) knowingly assists or induces, directly or in- directly, a child or young person to escape from the person or institution to whose care he is so committed; or

(b) knowingly harbours, conceals, or prevents from retmming to such person or institution, a child or young person who has so escaped or knowingly assists in s doing;

be shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or to imprison- ment, for any term not exceeding six months.

(ii) Any court having power so to commit a child or young person shall have power to make orders on the parent or other person liable to maintain the child or young person to contribute to his maintenance during sneh period as aforesaid such sums as the court shall think fit, and may from time to time vary such orders.

(ii) Any such order may be made on the complaint or application of the person or institution to whose care the child is for the time being committed or on the complaint or the application of the Inspector General of Police and either at the time when the order for committal of the child or young person is male, or subsequently, and the sums contributed by the parent or such other person shall ke paid to such person or institu ion as the court may pame, and be applied for the maintenance of the child or young person or towards the cost of conducting the institution as the case may be.

(e) Where any parent or other person has been ord red under this section to contribut-- 10 the maintenance of a child or young person, he shail give m.tice of any change of address to the Inspe for General of Police and if he fails to do so without reasonable exense, he shall be liable u on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one Inundred dollars,

(z) The Governor may at any time in his discretion disebarge a child o› young person from the care of any person or institution to whose care he is committen in pursuance of this section, either bsolutely or on such co dit ons as the Governor auproves, aud may, if he thinks fit, by Order in Council m ke ru es in relation to children or young | ersons so committed to the care of any person or institution, and to the duties of and remuneration of such persons or institutions with respect · to chikiren or young persons.

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(4) The parent or guardian of a child or young person who by his neglect to exercise due control sball conduce to the child or young person being found in any of the circumstances specified in paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this - Ordinance and shall be tiai le upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and in default of puy- is ment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one mouth.

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18. Where a child or young person charged with any Methods of offence is tried by any court, and the court is satisfied of dealing with his guilt the court shall take into consideration the manner children or in which, under the provisions of this or any other young

persona Ordinance or law enabling the court to deal with the case, charged with the case should be dealt with, namely, whether

(a) by dismissing the charge; or

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(b) by discharging the offender on his entering into a

recognizance; or

offences.

8 Edw. VII,

c. 67, 8, 107,

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