Malaysia legislation
Section 86
Section 86
(a)
it is impracticable to do so;
(b)
he is of so unruly or depraved a character that he cannot be safely so detained; or
(c)
by reason of his state of health or of his mental or bodily condition it is inadvisable so to detain him.
(2)
Under the circumstances referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or
(c)
, the Court For Children shall have the power to order the child to be detained—
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(a)
in a police station, police cell or police lock-up, separate or apart from adult offenders; or
(b)
in a mental hospital, as the case may require.
(3)
If an order for detention in a mental hospital is made under subsection (2), Chapter XXXIII of the Criminal Procedure Code shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary.
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