(2) No protector’s contribution order shall be made without giving the person ordered to make a contribution an opportunity to be heard.
(3) A protector’s contribution order shall remain in force for so long as the committal order in respect of the child is in force except that such order—
- (a) may be varied, revoked or suspended by the protector; and
- (b) shall not be so varied as to increase any contribution payable thereunder without giving the person making the contribution an opportunity to be heard.
(4) If any person wilfully neglects to comply with a protector’s contribution order made under this section, a court may, for every breach of the order, by warrant direct the amount due to be levied in the manner by law provided for levying fines imposed by Magistrates, or may sentence the person to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month for each month’s contribution remaining unpaid.
Powers of District Courts
26. Any power exercisable by a Magistrate’s Court under this Part may also be exercised by a District Court.
Provision of places of safety
27. The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette—
- (a) appoint places or institutions to be places of safety under this Act; and
- (b) declare any orphanage, hospital, home, institution or other place to be a place of safety for the purposes of this Act.
PART III
JUVENILE COURTS
General consideration
28.—(1) Every court in dealing with a child or young person who is brought before it, either as being in need of care or protection, or as an offender or otherwise, shall have regard to the welfare of the child or
