Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983)Chapter 3 : Protection of Children16. Duration of orders under section 15 |
| 1) | Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 34, any order made under section 15 shall lapse after the expiration of a period of two years after the date on which the order was made or after the expiration of such shorter period as the children's court may have determined at the time of making that order. |
| 2) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), the Minister may extend the validity of an order referred to in subsection (1) for a further period not exceeding two years at a time: Provided that an order may not be so extended to a date after the date on which the child attains the age of 18 years. |
| 3) | The Minister may, if he deems it necessary, order that any former pupil of or pupil in a school of industries whose period of retention has expired or is about to expire, return to or remain in that school of industries for any further period which he may fix, and may from time to time extend that period: Provided that no such order or extension shall extend the period of retention of any pupil beyond the end of the year in which that pupil attains the age of 21 years. |