(1) Where the Government are not satisfied with the conditions, rules, management, or superintendence of a children‟s home or a certified school, they may, at any time, by notice served on the manager of the home or school declare that the certification of the home or school is withdrawn as from the date specified in the notice and on Liabilities of managers.
Medical inspection of children‟s homes, certified schools and fit person institutions.
Inspection of voluntary Homes.
Power of Government to withdraw certificate or prohibit admission.
[Act No.26 of 1979] 17 such declaration the withdrawl of the certificate shall take effect and the home or school shall cease to be a children‟s home or a certified school.
(2) The Government may, instead of withdrawing a certificate under sub-section (1), by notice served on the manager of the home or school, prohibit the admission of neglected children or juvenile offenders to the home or school for such time as may be specified in the notice or until the notice is revoked:
Provided that before the issue of a notice under subsection (1) or sub-section (2), an opportunity shall be given to the manager of the home or school to show cause why the certificate may not be withdrawn or admission to the home or school may not be prohibited, as the case may be.
33. The manger of a childern‟s home or a certified school recognized under sub-section (2) of section 24 may, on giving six months‟ notice in writing to the Government through the Chief Inspector, of his intention so to do, surrender the certificate of the home or school at the expiration of six months from the date of notice and there upon the home or school shall cease to be a children‟s home or a certified school.
34. A neglected child or a juvenile offender shall not be received into a children‟s home, or as the ease may be, into a certified school under this Act after the date of receipt by the manager of the home or school of a notice of withdrawal of the certificate under section 32, or the date of notice of intention to surrender the certificate under section 33:
Provided that the obligation of the manager to teach, train, lodge, clothe and feed any neglected child detained in the home or juvenile offender detained in the school at the respective dates aforesaid shall, except so far as the Surrender of certificate by manager.
Effect of withdrawal or surrender of certificate.
18 [Act No.26 of 1979] Government otherwise direct, continue until the withdrawal or surrender of the certificate takes effect.
35. When a home or a school ceases to be a children‟s home or a certified school, the neglected children or juvenile offenders as the case may be, detained therein shall be either discharged absolutely or on such conditions as the Government may impose or transferred by order of the Chief Inspector to some other children‟s home or certified school or fit person institution in accordance with the provisions of this Act relating to discharge and transfer.
CHAPTER IV OFFICERS, THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES.
36. The Government may, for the purposes of this Act appoint the following officers:-
(a) one Chief Inspector of certified schools and one Chief Inspector of children‟s homes for the whole of the State;
(b) such number of Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors of certified schools and children‟s homes, as may be necessary; and
(c) such other officers as may be necessary.
37. The powers and functions of the Chief Inspector, Inspectors and the Assistant Inspectors of certified schools and children‟s homes and other officers shall be such as may be provided by or under this Act and in accordance with the general or special orders, which the Government or any officer authorised by the Government in this behalf may make for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Disposal of inmates on withdrawal or surrender.
Appointment of Chief Inspector, Inspectors etc.
Powers and functions of Inspectors, etc.
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38. The Government may, by notification, delegate to the Chief Inspector such of their powers under this Act, as may be prescribed, except the power to establish Boards, juvenile courts, certified schools, children‟s homes, observation homes or After Care Organisations for reception of children and the power to make rules under this Act.