17. Amendment of section 15

Section 15 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), by inserting after the words “be it” the words “during the investigation or”;

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(ii)

in paragraph (b), by substituting for the words

“Part V” the words “Parts V, VI and VIII”;

(iii)

by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:

“(ba) any child who is detained under Part

VII;”; and

(iv)

in paragraph (c), by substituting for the words

“of the offences specified in the First Schedule”

the words “offence under any written law”; and

(b)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “The Court For

Children, in any case” the words “The Court For

Children or, in urgent cases, a Magistrate”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a), by inserting after the words

“Court For Children” the words “or Magistrate”;

and

(iii)

by inserting after the word “Court” the words

“or Magistrate”.

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