Section 4

If a person having t e custody, charge or care of a child is charged with a offence under this section, and it is proved that the child was in any street, premises, or place for any uch purpose as aforesaid, and that the person charge allowed the child to be in the street, premises, or pla e, he shall be presumed to have allowed him to be in t e street, premises or place for that purpose unless the ontrary is proved.

5 .. (1) A police officer, or any person authorised. by a

Magistra~e or by a Protect r . or by the Commissioner or a Justice of the Peace m y take to ·a place of saf e~y any child in respect of w om an offence under t~is r~rt of this Ordinance or ny offence involving bodily hinJury to a child has been r there is reason to believe as been, committed.

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an?) ctr~hilt so taken to place of saf~ty, and al:

detain d . w o seeks ref e or protection, maY ht before ea M

a. place of saf ty until he can be broufke such order ~~i~trate's Cou and the Court m~Y. ~ub~

section or is mentioned in the next followin~th as circum~tanc:~ cause _the child to be d~alt-wiharge made against a:y admit a_ d require, until the ~ce as aforesaid with Y person 1

respect of any offe ived by the conv1·ct· regard to th child has been deterIIl ion or d' h ,

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isc a ge of such person·

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When it appears_ to 'a Co rt that an offence under this p~r~ of this Or~1nance o any offence involvin bodily 1nJ1;1ry to a ?hild has be n committed in respec~

of any ch1l~ who _is brought efore it and that it is expedient, in the interes~s of he child, that an order should be m~de_under this sub-ection, the Court may, without preJud1ce to any othe power under this Part of this Ordinance, make such order as circumstances require for th_e care and dete tion of the child until a reasonable time has elapse~ or a c~arge to be made against some pers~n for hav1n committed the offence, and, if a cha~ge 1s made aga nst any person within that time, until the charge has been determined by the conviction of that person and i case of conviction, for such further time not exceedi g twenty-one days as the Court which convicted ma direct, and any such order may be carried out not ithstanding that any person claims the custody of t e child.