14. Court For Children may order placement detention, etc., to extend beyond the date child attains the age of eighteen years

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• approved school

  approved school

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  “approved school” means a school established or appointed under section 65 and includes a centre;

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• centre

  centre

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  “centre” means a shelter established or operated by any person including a State Government, either— (a) individually; or (b) through a co-operation or joint-venture with the Federal Government, as approved by the Minister for the purpose of care, protection and rehabilitation of children under section 53a;

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• community service

  community service

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  “community service” means any work, service or course of instruction for the betterment of the public at large under the purview of the Ministry responsible for welfare services;

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• community service order

  community service order

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  “community service order” means an order requiring a child to perform community service under section 97a;

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• Court

  Court

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  “Court” means the Court For Children or any other Court, as the case may require;

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• Court For Children

  Court For Children

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  “Court For Children” means the Court For Children constituted under section 11;

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• Henry Gurney School

  Henry Gurney School

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  “Henry Gurney School” means a school— (a) established or appointed under section 73; and (b) under the direction and control of the Commissioner General of Prison and approved by the Minister for the education, training and detention of persons to be sent there in pursuance of Part X;

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• place

  place

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  “place” includes any building, house, office, shop, flat, room or cubicle or part thereof, any open or enclosed space, and any conveyance;

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• place of refuge

  place of refuge

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  “place of refuge” means any place of refuge established or appointed under section 55;

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• probation hostel

  probation hostel

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  “probation hostel” means a hostel established or appointed under section 61 as a place of residence for children required to reside there under sections 46 and 98;

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• probation officer

  probation officer

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  “probation officer” means a probation officer appointed under section 10;

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• probation period

  probation period

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  “probation period” means the period for which a probationer is placed under supervision by a probation order;

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• Protector

  Protector

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  “Protector” means— (a) the Director General; (b) the Deputy Director General; (c) a Divisional Director of Social Welfare, Department of Social Welfare; (d); (e) any Social Welfare Officer appointed under section 8;

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• Social Welfare Officer

  Social Welfare Officer

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  “Social Welfare Officer” means any Social Welfare Officer in the Ministry or Department responsible for welfare services and includes any Assistant Social Welfare Officer;

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