Cap. 285 Art. 3Care order on conviction of an offence.

(1) Where any child or young person is found guilty of an offence by or before any court of criminal jurisdiction, and in the opinion of the said court -

(a) none of the other methods in which the case may be dealt with according to law is suitable; and

(b) the child or young person is in need of care or control which he is unlikely to receive unless the court makes an order under this article in respect of him, that court may, in lieu of sentencing him to imprisonment or dealing with him in any other manner available according to law, make an order committing him to the care of the Minister for a period of not less than one year and not more than five years: Provided that an order made under this sub-article shall, unless it has ceased to have effect earlier, cease to have effect on the date on which the child or young person in respect of whom the order is made attains the age of eighteen years.

(2) An order made under subarticle (1) shall be subject to appeal in the same manner and within the same time as would apply to a sentence passed by the court making the order.

(3) If, on an application of the Minister, it appears to the court which has made an order under subarticle (1) in respect of a child

*Repealed by Act XXIII of 2019. †See article 14 (Trans. Prov.) of the Act as originally enacted, which article has been omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980. placing the child or young person in the care of the Minister.