Where it appears to the competent authority that any juvenile or the child kept in a special home or a children’s home or shelter home or in an institution in pursuance of this Act, is suffering from leprosy or is of unsound mind or is addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the competent authority may order his removal to a leper asylum or mental hospital or treatment centre for drug addicts or to a place of safety for being kept there for such period not exceeding the period for which he is required to be kept under the order of the competent authority or for such further period as may be certified by the medical officer necessary for the proper treatment of the juvenile or the child.
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Where it is brought to the notice of the competent authority that any juvenile or child kept in Children’s Home or Special Home or Shelter Home is suffering from—(i) leprosy, or (ii) is of unsound mind, or (iii) is addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotrophic substance, the competent authority may order his removal to— (i) a leper asylum, or (ii) mental hospital, or (iii) a treatment centre for drug addicts, respectively or to a place of safety for such period as may be recommended by the medical officer for the proper treatment of the juvenile or the child.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
The object of this section is to provide proper medical treatment to the juveniles or children living in these Homes and remove their disease or disorder.