Section No :  
1980 Revised version
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Ordinance, and Part V, except section 76 of this Ordinance, shall come into operation on such date as the President may appoint by Proclamation published in the Gazette.
2. Juvenile Courts.
3. Children's Magistrates.
4. Jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts.
5. Assignment of person certain mailers to Juvenile Courts.
6. Order for bail by courts not Juvenile silting as Juvenile courts.
7. Sittings of a Juvenile Court.
8. Power of Juvenile Court to proceed with hearing where accused person is not a child or young person.
9. Procedure in Juvenile Courts.
10. Procedure on finding of guilty in Juvenile courts
11. Restriction on reports of proceedings in Juvenile Courts.
12. Rules of court.
13. Separation of children and young offenders from adults in police stations, Courts, &c.
14. Bail or detention of children and young persons arrested.
15. Remand or committal to custody in remand homes or in charge of fit and proper persons.
16. Attendance at court of parent of child or young person charged with an offence, &c.
17. Notice to probation officers of charges against and applications relating to children and young persons.
18. Prohibition against children being present in court during the trial of other persons.
19. Power to clear Court while child or young person is giving evidence in certain cases.
20. Prohibition of Publication of certain matter in newspapers.
21. General considerations.
22. Removal of disqualifications attaching to any offence.
23. Restrictions on punishment of children and onus Persons
24. Punishment of certain grave crimes.
25. Substitution of custody in remand home for imprisonment.
26. Power to send a child or young offender to an approved or certified school.
27. Power to commit child or young offender to care of probation officer or parent, &c.
28. Power to order parent to pay fine instead of child or young person.
29. Infliction of corporal punishment on a child or young person.
30. Discharge of child or young person after admonition
31. Power of other courts to remit a child or young offender to Juvenile Courts.
32. Power of Minister to send certain children and young offenders to approved or certified schools.
33. Miscellaneous provisions as to summary proceedings against children and young persons.
34. Definition of " in need of care or protection ".
35. Powers of a Juvenile respect of children and young persons in need of care or protection.
36. Powers of other courts with respect to last foregoing section.
37. Removal or remand of child or young person to place of safety.
38. Supervision by probation officers or other persons.
39. Regard to be had to religious persuasion of person sent to approved or certified school.
40. Coming into force of approved or certified school order.
41. Contents of approved or certified school orders.
42. Duration of approved or certified school orders.
43. Conveyance of children or young persons to approved or certified schools.
44. Extension period of detention in approved or certified school.
45. Supervision and recall after expiration of order.
46. Provisions as to making, duration, and effect, of orders of committal to fit persons.
47. Application of Part II.
48. Establishment of remand homes, and appointment of Visitors.
49. Provisions as to custody of children and young persons a remand home.
50. Approval of schools.
51. Establishment of certified schools.
52. Rules regarding remand homes and tip proved and certified school.
53. Classification, administration, and management of approved and certified schools.
54. Religious instruction, &c, to person detained in approved school.
55. Escapes from approved and certified schools, &c.
56. Powers, &c, of Director General of Education and other officers.
57. General provisions as to children and young persons committed to the care of it persons.
58. Escapes from care of fit persons.
71. Cruelty to children and young persons.
72. Causing of encouraging seduction or prostitution of girl under sixteen.
73. Allowing persons under sixteen to be in brothels.
74. Causing of procuring person under sixteen to beg.
75. Giving excisable article to children under five.
76. Sale of tobacco, &c to person under sixteen.
77. Vagrants preventing children from receiving education.
78. Offences under this Part to be cognizable offences.
79. Interpretation of Part V.
80. Presumption and determination of age.
81. Evidence of husband or wife of accused person.
82. Evidence of wages.
83. Bonds and recognizances.
84. Appeals from orders made under this Ordinance.
85. Power to appoint inspectors.
86. Expenses of administration of Ordinance.
87. Rules and regulations.
88. Interpretation.