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THE CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION ACT
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Preliminary
1.
This Act may be cited as the Child Care and Protection shorttitle.
Act.
2.--(I)
In this Act-
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"adult" means a person who has attained the age of eighteen
years;
"adult correctional centre" has the meaning assigned to it by
section
2
of the CorrectionsAct;
"child" means a person under the age of eighteen years;
"Children's Advocate" means Ihe ofice of Childpen's
Advocate constituted under section
4;
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"Children's Court" means any Children's Court established
in accordancewith the provisions of this Act;
"children's home" means any institution, dwelling-house or
other place where four or more children are boarded
and maintained other than by a parent or l a h l
guardian, either gratuitouslyor for reward;
"children's oficer" means a public oficer designated by
the Minister to be a children's officer for the
purposes
of this Act;
"contribution order" means an order made by a court under
section 30 requiring any person to make contributions
in respect of any child committed to the care of
a
Ra
person or to a juvenile correctional centre;
"correctional order" means an order made by a
court
sending a child to
a
juvenile correctional centre;
"the Council" means the Advisory Council established
under this Act;
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