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Children and Young Persons (Approved Schools and Approved Homes) Regulations, 2010
Part XV
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Children and Young Persons (Approved Schools and Approved Homes) Regulations, 2010

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10thMarch, 2010 No. S 37 Children and Young Persons Order, 2006 (S 9/06) Children and Young Persons (Approved Schools and Approved Homes) Regul...

Part I

1These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Young Persons
2In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
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Part II

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7The Warden shall, so far as practicable, carry into effect any written recommendation made by the medical officer on grounds of health for...
8When a resident is, in the opinion of the medical officer, dangerously ill/ the
9The Warden shall, without delay, report to the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent any case of insanity or apparent insanity occurri...
10The Warden shall pay attention to the ventilation, drainage and sanitary condition of the school or home, and take such measures as may be...
11Upon the death of a resident/ the Warden shall give immediate notice thereof to the Coroner having jurisdiction in respect of such death, t...
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14The Warden may remove from the school or home any visitor whose conduct is improper. Fire precautions.
15The Warden shall take care that proper precautions against fire are adopted, and that the appliances for the extinction of fire are at all...

Part III

16Ill An officer shall conform to the rules and regulations of the school or home and shall support the Warden in the maintenance thereof.
17No officer shall be absent from the school or home without leave of the Warden. 487 Health of resident to be brought to notice of Warden.
18An officer shall direct the attention of the Warden to any resident, whether he complains or not, who appears to be unwell, or whose state...
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21No officer shall receive any fee, gratuity or other consideration in connection with the admission of any visitor to a school or home. Comm...
22No officer shall communicate with an ex-resident or with the friends or relatives of an resident or ex-resident, except with the knowledge...
23No officer shall, directly or indirectly, have any interest in any contract in connection with a school or home, nor shall he receive, dire...
24An officer of the school or home shall submit himself to be searched in the school or home if called upon to do so by the Warden. Officers...
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Part IV

27jl) A room or dormitory shall not be used for the accommodation of residents, unless it is certified by the Superintendent, on the advice o...
28Residents may be accommodated by night in rooms or dormitories with not less than 3 residents in each room or dormitory. Each resident shal...
29Sufficient accommodation for the reception, accommodation and treatment of a sick resident shall be provided in a school or home. Female re...
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32All money, clothing or other effects belonging to a resident which he is not allowed to retain shall be placed in the custody of the Warden...
33On admission, and from time to time as may be required, every resident shall be photographed and his name, age, height, weight, distinguish...
34A resident shall, on the day of his reception or as soon as possible thereafter, be examined by the medical officer. Bath on reception.
35A resident may be required to have a bath on the day of his reception, unless it is otherwise directed in any particular case by the Warden...
36If a resident is found to have any infectious or contagious disease or to be in a verminous condition, steps shall at once be taken to trea...
37The Warden shall see a resident on reception and explain to him the rules of the school or home. Medical examination before transfer or dis...
38A resident shall be examined by the medical officer before being discharged, or removed to another school or home. No resident shall be rem...
39A resident shall be exposed to public view as little as possible while being removed from, or taken to, a school or home. Custody outside s...
40A resident, for whose production at any place an order is issued, shall, while outside the school or home, remain in the lawful custody of...
41Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Superintendent, the infant child of a female resident may be received into a school...

Part VI

42No resident shall have in his possession any prohibited article. Any such article which may be found in his possession may be confiscated b...
43No person shall, without authority, convey or throw into, or deposit in, a school or home, or convey or throw out of a school or home, or c...
44Any person or vehicle entering or leaving a school or home may be examined and searched. Any person suspected of bringing any prohibited ar...
45No resident shall be given, or allowed to have, any intoxicating liquor. Tobacco.
46No resident shall be allowed to smoke, or to have in his possession any tobacco, except in accordance with such orders as may be given by t...

Part VII

47A resident shall be provided with an outfit of clothing adequate for warmth and health in accordance with a scale approved by the Superinte...
48A resident shall be supplied with bedding adequate for warmth and health in accordance with a scale approved by the Superintendent. Additio...
49Except as provided in regulations 47 and 48, no resident shall, without the authority of the Warden, receive or have in his possession any...

Part VIII

50A resident shall be provided with sufficient and varied food based on a dietary scale recommended by a dietician and approved by the Direct...
51No resident shall receive, or have in his possession, any food other than the allowance authorised by the dietary scale, except-
52A resident who has any complaint to make regarding food supplied to him must make it as soon as possible after the food has been served.

Part IX

53A resident shall obey such directions as may be given with regards to washing, bathing, shaving and hair-cutting. Hair cutting of females.
54A girl's hair shall not be cut without her consent, unless it is verminous or dirty or when the medical officer considers it requisite on t...
55A resident shall keep his room, utensils, books and any articles issued for his use and his clothing and bedding, clean and neatly arranged...
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Part X

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58Instruction and facilities for religious observance shall be provided for all
59Provision shall be made for educational classes for the benefit of all residents. Library books.
60A library of books for the use of residents shall be provided in a school or home. A resident shall be allowed to have not more than 3 libr...

Part XI

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65On production of an order from the proper police authority, a police officer may visit a resident in the school or home, in the sight and h...

Part XII

Part XIII

67Ill A resident may be placed in the Penal Grade by order of the Warden, if he is satisfied that such resident is exercising a bad influence...

Part XIV

68The medical officer shall have the general care of the health of the residents. If practicable he shall visit the school or home daily. Rep...
69The medical officer shall report to the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, through the Warden, any circumstances connected with sc...
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71Once every 3 months, the medical officer shall inspect every part of the school or home, for the purpose of ascertaining that nothing exist...
72The medical officer shall frequently inspect the residents' food both cooked and uncooked. He shall report to the Warden as to the state an...
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74ill The medical officer shall keep under close observation any resident whose mental condition appears to require it. If necessary, he shal...
75The medical officer shall submit to the Warden, in writing a recommendation for separating from other residents any resident suffering, or...

Part XV

76A report against a resident shall be dealt with by the Warden. Resident may be segregated.
77When a resident has been reported for an offence 1 the Warden rnay order him to be kept apart from other residents, pending adjudication. R...
78A resident shall, before a report is dealt with, be informed of the offence for which he has been reported and shall be given an opportunit...
79A resident is guilty of an offence against school or home discipline if he 501 {a) disobeys an order of the Warden or of any other officer...
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83Confinement to a room-or corporal punishment shall in no case be ordered unless the medical officer has certified that the resident is in a...
84A resident confined to a room shall be visited {a} at least once a day by the Warden; {b) at intervals of not more than 3 hours each day by...
85Where a resident who has escaped from a school or home returns thereto, the Superintendent shall {a} within 7 days after the return of the...
86Where a resident is guilty of having escaped from a school or home, the Superintendent of the school or home may impose corporal punishment...

Children and Young Persons (Approved Schools and Approved Homes) Regulations, 2010 · As enacted · Part XV

Section 86

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Where a resident is guilty of having escaped from a school or home, the

Superintendent of the school or home may impose corporal punishment on the resident in accordance with regulation 81.

Made this 11th. day of Rabiulawal, 1431 Hijriah corresponding to the 25th. day of February, 2010.

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DAYANG HAJAH MISNAH BINTI HAJI BOLHASSAN

Acting Director of Community Development,

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports,

Brunei Darussalam.

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