9. Amendment of section 25 of the principal enactment

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Section 25 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution, in subsection (1) of that section, for all the words from “may be specified in the order,”

to the words “exceeding one month.”, of the following words:-

“may be specified in the Order:

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Provided however, in the case of a child who has attained the age of sixteen years or above, the provisions of subsection (2) and (3) of section 23

shall mutatis mutandis apply to and in relation to such child.”; and

(2)

by the substitution, in subsection (2) of that section, for the words and figures “under section 28(1) or section 29(1).”, of the words and figures “under section 28(1).”.

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