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2014 ORDINANCE No. 19 of 1886 .


Reformatory Schools .


The time during which a youthful offender is absent from a certified
reformatory school in pursuance of a licence under this section shall,
except where such licence has been forfeited by his misconduct , be deemed

to be part of the time of his detention in the school , and at the expiration
of the time fixed by his licence he shall be taken back to school .

Any youthful offender escaping from the person with whom he is
placed in pursuance of this section , or refusing to return to the school

at the expiration of the time fixed by his licence, or any renewal thereof,
or when required to do so on the revocation of his licence, shall be liable

to the same penalty as if he had escaped from the school itself.

Power to 15. The managers of a certified reformatory school may, at any
apprentice
offenders. time after an offender has been placed out on licence as aforesaid , if he
[29 & 30 V.
c. 117, s. 19. ] conducted himself well during his absence from the school , bind him ,
with his own consent, apprentice to any trade, calling, or service , not
withstanding that his period of detention has not expired ; and every
such binding shall be valid and effectual to all intents .


Offences in relation to reformatory schools .

Refusal to 16. If any offender detained in a certified reformatory school
conform to
rules. wilfully neglects or wilfully refuses to conform to the rules thereof, he
[29 & 30 V.
c. 117, s. 20. ] shall , upon summary conviction before a Magistrate having jurisdiction
in the place or district where the school is situate, be imprisoned , with
or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months ; and
at the expiration of the term of his imprisonment he shall, by and at the
expense of the managers of the school , be brought back to the school
from which he was taken , there to be detained during a period equal to

so much of his period of detention as remained unexpired at the time
of his being sent to prison .

Escaping 17. If any offender sentenced to be detained in a certified reform
from school.
[29 & 30 V. atory school escapes therefrom , he may at any time before the expiration
c. 117, s. 21. ]
of his period of detention , be apprehended without warrant, and , if the
managers of the school think fit , but not otherwise, may (any other
Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding ) be then brought before a
Magistrate having jurisdiction in the place or district where he is found ,

or in the place or district where the school from which he escaped is
situate ; and he shall thereupon be liable, on summary conviction before
such Magistrate, to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any