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56.   Supervision of a child under a supervision and guidance order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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56.   Supervision of a child under a supervision and guidance order

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    (1)   If a child is placed under the supervision of a person under a supervision and guidance order under section 55(1) (b), that person —

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      (a)     shall, while the order remains in force, visit, advise and support the child and, when necessary, endeavour to find the child suitable employment; and

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      (b)     may, if it appears necessary in the child's best interest to do so, at any time while the order remains in force, bring the child before a Court and that Court may, if it thinks it desirable in the child's best interest to do so, commit the child to the care of a fit person, whether a relative or not, who is willing to undertake the care of the child.

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    (2)   If a child is bound by a recognizance or order under the Criminal Code or under this Act, the attainment by that child of the age of eighteen years does not deprive the Court of jurisdiction to —

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      (a)     enforce his or her attendance and deal with him or her in any respect for a failure to observe a condition of his or her recognizance, or order; or

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      (b)     vary or discharge a recognizance or order.

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