(1) The State Government may appoint a Chief Inspector of reformatory, industrial and borstal schools and as many Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors as it thinks fit, to assist the Chief Inspector
Provided that one of such Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors shall be a woman.
(2) Every such school shall be inspected at least once in every three months by the Chief Inspector or by an Inspector or Assistant Inspector :
Provided that when any school is used for the reception of girls only, such inspection shall be conducted either by the Chief Inspector or by an Inspector or Assistant Inspector who is a woman.
12. Every inmate of a school established or certified under section 7 shall, as soon as may be after admission therein and at such intervals thereafter as may be prescribed and also whenever so required by the managers of the school, be examined by a Medical Officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government, and a report of such medical examination shall forthwith be sent by the Medical Officer to the managers of the school as well as to the Chief Inspector:
Provided that in the case of schools for the reception of girls only such Medical Officer shall, whenever practicable, be a woman.
la. The State Government, if dissatisfied with the conditions and management of a certified school and after considering any representation which may be submitted by the mar agers thereof, may by notice served on the managers declare that the certificate is withdrawn with effect from such date as may be specified in the notice and on such notice being served the school shall cease to be a certified school from such date :
Provided that the State Government may, instead of so withdrawing the certificate in respect of any certified school, by order, prohibit the admission of juvenile delinquents or other children to the school for such time as may be specified in the order or until the order is revoked.
Inspection of schools.
Medical Examination of inmates of Schools.
Power of State Government to withdraw certificate.
14. The managers of a certified school may, after giving Surrender six months' notice in writing to the State Government, certificate through the Chief Inspector, of their intention so to do, by surrender the certificate of the school and on such surrender managers.
the school shall cease to be a certified school.
Effect of withdrawal or surrender of certificate or of a prohibitory order.
6 The West Bengal Children Act, 1959.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 11.—Courts and certain institutions under this Act.— Sections 15-20.)
15. No juvenile delinquent or other child shall bereceived into a certified school after the date of the receipt, by the managers of the school, of a notice of withdrawal of the certificate of the school, or after the date of the issue of a notice of intended surrender of the certificate or after the date of receipt of a prohibitory order under the proviso to section 13, during the period for which such other remains operative:
Provided that the obligation of the managers of the school, mentioned in section 17, shall, except so far as the State Government may otherwise direct, continue until the withdraNtal or surrender of the certificate takes effect.
Disposal of 16. When a school ceases to be a certified school, the inmates] when juvenile delinquents or other children detained therein may,.
school by order of the State Government, be discharged uncondi- COWES tionally or on such conditions as the State Government may to be impose, or be transferred to some other reformatory, indus- certified. trial or borstal school whether located in the State or not in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Obligation of the managers.
Reception Homes.
Disposal of inmates when reception homes cease to be recognised.
Aftercare organisations.
17. It shall be the duty of the managers of every reformatory, industrial or borstal school to provide the juvenile delinquents and other children detained therein with accommodation, maintenance and such other facilities as may be prescribed for their education, training and welfare.