17. Replacement of section 42 of the principal enactment

Section 42 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor: -

42. Where a court orders a child to be sent to an approved or certified school, the order shall specify the duration of stay which shall not be more than three years and be an authority for such child’s detention in such approved or certified school, as the case may be, until the expiration of such period as is specified in such order.”.