On 21/05/2013,
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incorporating all amendments published on or before 21/05/2013.
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12.
—(1) Whenever any relative or a friend of a destitute person who, in the opinion of the Director is willing and able to provide care and support for the destitute person, desires that the destitute person be discharged from a welfare home to his care and support, the Director shall, upon the application of the relative or friend and on his giving security to the satisfaction of the Director that the person will be properly taken care of and that he will ensure that person’s compliance with any condition of discharge from the welfare home, order that person to be discharged to the care of the relative or friend.
(2) Where for any reason the care and support of the relative or friend for the destitute person ceases, the relative or friend shall inform the Director in writing within 24 hours of the cessation of such care and support.
(3) Any person, having undertaken the care and support of a person discharged from a welfare home, who fails to inform the Director in writing 24 hours of his ceasing to care and support for such discharged person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 months.