(1) The Minister may establish and maintain by the Ministry or under an agreement with a voluntary organization, a secure residential facility as may be required for the reception and rehabilitation of a child that is sentenced.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if the Minister believes an institution other than a secure residential facility established under subsection (1), is fit for the reception of a child that is sentenced, the Minister shall certify that institution as a secure residential facility.
(3) The Minister may make Rules to provide for the management of a secure residential facility including the standards and various types of services to be provided by that facility which are necessary for the rehabilitation and social integration of a child.
(4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (3), the Rules may provide for the management, classification and separation of a child on the basis of age and the nature of the offence committed by the child and his or her physical and mental status.