නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Section 23 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor: -
23. (1) A child shall not be ordered to be imprisoned for any offence or be committed to prison in default of payment of a fine.
(2)
In the case of a child who has attained the age of sixteen years or above, where the probation officer is of the opinion that such child is so unruly a character and cannot be detained in a remand home or certified school or if such child is of so depraved a character that such child is not a fit person to be so detained, the court shall direct the probation officer to cause a psychological assessment to be made of such child by the medical experts and report to court.
(3)
Where the report of a psychological assessment referred to in subsection (2)
confirms that the child is not fit to be detained in a remand home, the court shall order such child to be detained in a training school for
“Restrictions o n punishment of children.
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youthful offenders, notwithstanding the provisions relating to age and the period of detention specified in the Youthful Offenders