Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983)Chapter 9 : General provisions55. Admission of children from other countries in institutions |
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| a) | The Minister may enter into an agreement with the government of any other country the territory of which formerly formed part of the Republic, for the admission to, reception into or custody or retention in an institution in the Republic of any child sent thereto or whose custody therein has been ordered by a competent court of the said country. |
| b) | Notice of the conclusion of any such agreement, and a summary of the provisions of the agreement, shall be published by the Minister in the Gazette. |
| 2) | The Minister may direct the reception or detention in an institution, for such period and on such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Minister and the government of the country concerned, of any child mentioned in subsection (1) (a). |
| 3) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the relevant provisions of this Act and of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), shall apply to a child received into or detained in an institution under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section as if he had been sent thereto under this Act or the said Criminal Procedure Act, 1977. |