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8. Amendment of section 24 of the principal enactment

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Section 24 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-

“(1) Where in lieu of sentence of death, a sentence of detention has been passed by any court under section 53 of the Penal Code in respect of a person who is under the age of eighteen years at the time of the commission of an offence by such person, the court may order such person to be detained in a remand home for such period as may be specified in the sentence.”; and

(2)

by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-

“(3) A person detained pursuant to an order made by a court under section 53 of the Penal Code as referred to in subsection (1) or a direction made by the Minister under subsection (2) shall, while so detained be deemed to be in legal custody.”.

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