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Part VII · Notification on Taking Child or Young Person Into Care, Custody or Control

31. Non-application of this Part

This Part does not apply to —

(a)

the taking of a child or young person into the care, custody or control of a grandparent, a brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or either of his parents;

(b)

the taking of a child or young person into the care, custody or control of his guardian;

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(c)

the taking of a child or young person into the care, custody or control of any person in pursuance of an order of a court or in pursuance of an order under the Women and Girls Protection Act

(Chapter 120);

(d)

the taking in of a child or young person as a resident of a place of safety, school or hospital, or a home or institution maintained by the Government;

(e)

the taking in of a child or young person as a boarder at a school registered under any written law relating to education;

(f)

the taking of a child or young person who is regularly attending a school registered under any written law relating to education into the custody of a friend or relative of his guardian, with the consent of his guardian.

Report

Part VIII

Trafficking in Children and Young Persons

Part IX

Procedure in Juvenile Courts

Part X

Remand Homes

Part XI

Places of Detention

Part XII

Approved Schools and Approved Homes

Part XIII

Provisions Applicable to Persons Being Detained in Approved Schools, Approved Homes, Remand Homes and Places of Detention

Part XIV

Expenses and Contributions

Part XV

General