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Subsidiary Legislation

Children and Young Persons (Places of Safety) Regulations, 2010

Part I

Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged

s 1These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Places of

Safety) Regulations, 2010 and shall commence on the same date as the Children and Young Persons Order, 2006.

Interpretation.

s 2In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

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"Board" means a Board of Visitors appointed under regulations made under section 102;

"code of conduct" means the code of conduct referred to in regulation 4;

"medical officer" means the medical officer appointed for a place of safety under regulation 20;

"Panel" means the Panel of Reviews and Discharges referred to in regulation 63(1);

"resident" means any child who has been admitted to a place of safety;

"staff" means any person working in a place of safety, and includes the

Warden and a deputy Warden;

"Superintendent", in relation to a place of safety, means the Superintendent appointed under regulation 3(2) and who is exercising jurisdiction over that place of safety;

"Warden", in relation to a place of safety, means the Warden appointed under regulation 3(2) and who is exercising jurisdiction over that place of safety.

Administration.

s 3( 1)

A place of safety shall be under the general charge and administration of a Warden, who shall be subject to and shall comply with such directions as may be given by the Superintendent.

(2)

The Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan, shall appoint for each place of safety, a Superintendent, a Warden and such number of other staff as he may consider necessary.

Code of conduct.

s 4

The Superintendent shall prepare a code of conduct in relation to the proper management of a place of safety to be complied with by every person to whom it applies.