The Children Act CAP 141▤
Consideration of welfare
(1) Every court in dealing with a child who is brought before it shall have regardto the best interests of the child and shall, in…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Procedure in cases of children in conflict with the law
A child in conflict with the law may be subjected to either of the following processes— (a) diversion in accordance with this Act;…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Detention of children
(1) Institutionalization and detention of children in conflict with the law pending trial shall be used as a means of last resort,…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Right of a child to be heard in proceedings
(1) Every child shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in proceedings affecting the child, either directly or through a repr…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Criminal liability of a child
(1) A person under the age of twelve years shall not be criminally responsiblefor any act or omission. (2) A child who commits an…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rights of a child offender
(1) A child offender has the right to privacy during arrest, the investigation ofthe offence and at any other stage of the cause o…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Power to remit cases to Children’s Court
(1) Subject to any rules or directions made or issued by the Chief Justice, where it appears to a court, other than a Children’s C…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Assessment of a child on arrest
(1) A police officer who arrests, serves a summons or issues with a written notice to child shall notify the parent or guardian of…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Application of Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part II of the Criminal Procedure Code, aChildren’s Court may try a child for any offence ex…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rules of Court
The Chief Justice may make rules of Court directing the manner in which applications may be made and judicial proceedings undertak…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Regulations
The Cabinet Secretary shall make regulations for the better carrying into effect the provisions of this Part, and, without prejudi…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Offences under this Part
Where any offence under any regulations made under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with th…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Restriction on advertisement
(1) A person shall not knowingly publish or cause to be advertised any matter indicating that— (a) a parent or guardian of a child…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Prohibition of certain payments
(1) Subject to subsection (2)— (a) any adopter or any parent or guardian of a child who receives any payment or other reward in co…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Adoption proceedings to be confidential
(1) A member or officer of an adoption society, and a person having any official duty under or being employed in the administratio…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Functions of adoption societies
The functions of an adoption society shall be— (a) to make such inquiries and investigations, and to cause such reports as shall b…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Certain offences relating to adoption
(1) A person or association, whether incorporated or unincorporated) shall notwillfully and without lawful justification take part…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Restriction on adoption arrangements
(1) No adoption agency, institution, individual or public officer may make or facilitate the making of any arrangements for the ad…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Effect of inter-country adoptions
(1) Where a child has been adopted, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, in any place, and the adoption is one to…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Provisions supplementary to section 196
(1) For the purpose of the application of any written law for the time being in force relating to the devolution of any property i…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Intestacies and testamentary instruments
(1) Where at any time after the making of an adoption order the adopter or the adopted child or any other person dies intestate in…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Orders and agreements in respect of child born outside marriage
(1) Where an adoption order is made in respect of a child previously committedto the care of foster parents, a voluntary children’…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Application of Work Injury Benefits Act
For the purposes of the Work Injury Benefits Act, a child whom a deceased employee had been authorised to adopt under an adoption…
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The Children Act CAP 141▤
Rights and duties of parents and capacity to marry
(1) Upon an adoption order being made, all rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the biological parents in case of a firs…
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