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New section 156A in Act of 2001.
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143.— The following section is inserted in the Act of 2001 after section 156, but in Part 9:
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“Transitional provision.
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156A.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in Part 9, males aged 16 and 17 years sentenced to detention may be detained in Saint Patrick’s Institution or a place of detention until—
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(a) places suitable for the admission of children of those ages become available for designation as children detention schools under section 160, or
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(b) they have completed their period of detention.
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), on or after the making of any such designation, any child serving a period of detention in Saint Patrick’s Institution or a place of detention may be transferred to such a designated children detention school.
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(3) A male aged 16 or 17 years may be transferred from Saint Patrick’s Institution or a place of detention to a children detention school before such a designation is made and may later be transferred back to the Institution or place.
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(4) A child who is serving a period of detention in St. Patrick’s Institution or place of detention shall not have his or her period of detention varied by reason only of a transfer under subsection (2) or (3).
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(5) In this section, “place of detention” means a place of detention provided under section 2 of the Act of 1970.”.
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