56. Production before Court

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every child or young person who is taken into custody under section 17(1) shall, within 3 working days of being so taken into custody, be brought before a Juvenile Court.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), a child or young person who is taken into custody under section 17(1) and who is being medically examined or treated under Part V shall be brought before a Court within 24 hours of the completion of such examination or treatment or, if he is hospitalised, upon his discharge from the hospital.

Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where it is not possible to bring a child and young person who is taken into custody under section 17(1) before a Juvenile Court within the time prescribed in subsections (1) and (2), he shall be brought before a magistrate who may direct that he be placed in a place of safety or, notwithstanding section 17(2), be committed to the care of a fit person until such time as he can be brought before a Juvenile Court.