Children and Young Persons Act · s 19

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s 19Medical examination and treatment

(1)

A medical officer before whom a child or young person is taken under section 18(1) or (4) —

(a)

shall conduct or cause to be conducted an examination of that child or young person;

(b)

may, in examining the child or young person and if so authorised by a protector or police officer, administer or cause to be administered such procedures and tests as may be necessary to diagnose his condition; and

(c)

may provide or cause to be provided such treatment as he considers necessary as a result of such diagnosis.

(2)

If the medical officer is of the opinion that the hospitalisation of a child or young person is necessary for the purposes of medical care or treatment, a protector or police officer may authorise his hospitalisation.