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← Children and Young Persons Act 1993

Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 96

Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 96

s 96 Illness of child or young person detained

96.—(1) In the case of the serious illness of any child or young person who is detained in a juvenile rehabilitation centre, place of safety, remand home or place of detention under the provisions of this Act, in which there is no suitable facilities for the child or young person, the person‑in‑charge of such juvenile rehabilitation centre, place of safety, remand home or place of detention may, on the certificate of a registered medical practitioner, make an order for the admittance of a child or young person to an approved hospital.[3/2011; 30/2019] (2) So long as any child or young person who has been removed to an approved hospital under subsection (1) remains in the approved hospital, the registered medical practitioner of the approved hospital must, at the end of every month, transmit to the person‑in‑charge of the juvenile rehabilitation centre, place of safety, remand home or place of detention where the child or young person was detained a certificate signed by the registered medical practitioner that it is in his or her opinion necessary that the child or young person should remain in the approved hospital.[3/2011; 30/2019] (3) In this section, “approved hospital” includes any hospital which the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be a hospital for the purposes of this section.[70

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