On 22/05/2013,
you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013
incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013.
The closest version currently available is that of 01/10/2001.
5. Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:
7.
—(1) Where a protector has reason to believe that any person can furnish any information regarding the commission of any relevant offence in respect of a child or young person, the protector may, by order in writing —
(a)
require that person to furnish such information to the protector in writing within such time as may be specified by the protector; or
(b)
require that person to appear before and furnish such information to the protector at such time and place as may be specified by the protector.
(2) The person referred to in subsection (1) shall be bound, as the case may be, to furnish the required information in writing or to attend before the protector and answer truthfully and to the best of his ability any question concerning the offence.
8.
—(1) Where the Director, a protector or a police officer not below the rank of sergeant is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a child or young person is in need of care or protection, the Director, protector or police officer may —
(a)
without warrant and with such assistance and by such force as is necessary, by day or by night enter any premises in which the child or young person is to be found and —
(i)
remove the child or young person and commit him to a place of safety until he can be brought before a Juvenile Court to be dealt with under section 48; or
(ii)
remove the child or young person and, before committing him to a place of safety under sub-paragraph (i), present the child or young person before a registered medical practitioner or an approved welfare officer for an assessment or for any medical or other treatment as may appear to be necessary; or
(b)
by notice in writing order the parent or guardian of the child or young person to —
(i)
produce the child or young person before the Director, protector or police officer at a specified time and place; or
(ii)
produce the child or young person before a registered medical practitioner or an approved welfare officer for an assessment or for any medical or other treatment as may be necessary,
following which the Director, protector or police officer may, if he thinks necessary, remove the child or young person and commit him to a place of safety until he can be brought before a Juvenile Court to be dealt with under section 48.
(2) A registered medical practitioner to whom a child or young person is brought under subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) —
(a)
shall conduct the requisite assessment of the child or young person and report his assessment to the Director, protector or police officer, as the case may be; and
(b)
may, with the consent of the parent or guardian of the child or young person or, if such consent cannot be obtained or if there is immediate risk to the health of the child or young person, with the authorisation of the Director, protector or police officer —
(i)
administer or cause to be administered to the child or young person such procedures and tests as may be necessary to diagnose the condition of the child or young person; and
(ii)
provide or cause to be provided to the child or young person such treatment (including any surgical treatment) as he considers necessary as a result of his assessment or diagnosis.
(3) If the registered medical practitioner or approved welfare officer conducting the assessment of the child or young person under this section believes on reasonable grounds that the child or young person is suffering from any physical or emotional injury or any injury to his health or development as a result of being ill-treated, the registered medical practitioner or approved welfare officer shall immediately notify the Director, protector or police officer, as the case may be, and the provisions of section 84A shall apply to a registered medical practitioner or an approved welfare officer who makes a notification under this subsection.
(4) If the registered medical practitioner conducting the assessment of the child or young person under this section is of the opinion that the hospitalization of the child or young person is necessary for the purpose of treating the child or young person, the Director, protector or police officer may authorise the hospitalization of the child or young person.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), every child or young person who is removed by the Director, a protector or a police officer under this section shall, unless he is sooner returned to the custody of his parent or guardian, be brought before a Juvenile Court within 3 working days of his being so removed in order that he may be dealt with under section 48.
(6) If for any reason it is not possible for the child or young person to be brought before a Juvenile Court within the time specified in subsection (5) —
(a)
the Director, protector or police officer (as the case may be) shall, within 3 working days of the removal of the child or young person, inform the Juvenile Court of the removal and the reason for which it is not possible to comply with subsection (5); and
(b)
the Juvenile Court may make such order as the circumstances may admit and require in relation to the custody, charge and care of the child or young person until such time as the child or young person may be brought before the Juvenile Court.
(7) In this section, “assessment” means an assessment to determine the state of the health or development of the child or young person and whether the child or young person has been subjected to any ill-treatment.”.