In short
This law amends the Children Act, 1908, specifically concerning the conditions under which a child can be sent to a certified industrial school. It introduces new grounds for commitment and adds provisions regarding parental consent and discharge from such schools.
What it regulates
- The conditions for sending a child to a certified industrial school.
- The definition of a child found destitute for the purpose of commitment.
- The requirement for parental consent before a child is sent to a certified industrial school on specific grounds.
- The process for discharging a child from a certified industrial school upon application by parents.
Who it concerns
- Children who are found destitute and whose parents are unable to support them.
- Parents or surviving parents, or mothers of illegitimate children, who are unable to support their child.
- The Minister for Education, who can order the discharge of a child from a certified industrial school.
Key points
- A child can be sent to a certified industrial school if they are found destitute, are not an orphan, and their parents (or surviving parent, or mother of an illegitimate child) are unable to support them (Section 1(1), paragraph (h)).
- A court cannot order a child to be sent to a certified industrial school on these grounds unless the child's parents (or surviving parent, or mother of an illegitimate child) consent to the order (Section 1(2)).
- If an application is made to the Minister for Education by the parents (or surviving parent, or mother of an illegitimate child) of a child committed on these grounds, the Minister shall order the child's discharge if satisfied that the applicants are able to support the child (Section 1(2)).
- This Act, the Children Act, 1929, is to be cited together with the Children Acts, 1908 to 1913, as the Children Acts, 1908 to 1929 (Section 2(2)).
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Children Act, 1929
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Number 24 of 1929.
CHILDREN ACT, 1929.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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1.
Amendment of Section 58 (1) of the Children Act, 1908.
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Number 24 of 1929.
CHILDREN ACT, 1929.
AN ACT TO AMEND SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 58 OF THE CHILDREN ACT, 1908. [24th July, 1929.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTĂT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:â
Amendment of Section 58 (1) of the Children Act, 1908.
1.â(1) Sub-section (1) of section 58 of the Children Act, 1908 shall be construed and have effect as if the following word and paragraph were inserted therein immediately after the paragraph lettered (g) now contained therein, that is to say:â
âor
(h) is found destitute and is not an orphan and his parents are or his surviving parent or, in the case of an illegitimate child, his mother is unable to support him.â
(2) The said sub-section (1) of section 58 of the Children Act, 1908, shall also be construed and have effect as if the following words were inserted therein at the end of the said sub-section, that is to say:â
âProvided also that the court shall not make an order that a child be sent to a certified industrial school on the grounds stated in paragraph (h) unless the child's parents consent or his surviving parent or, in the case of an illegitimate child, his mother consents to such order being made: Provided also that if an application is made to the Minister for Education by the parents or surviving parent or, in the case of an illegitimate child, the mother of a child committed on the grounds stated in the said paragraph (h) to a certified industrial school for the discharge from such school of such child, the said Minister shall, if satisfied that the persons or person making such application are or is able to support such child, order such discharge of such child.â
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2.â(1) This Act may be cited as the Children Act, 1929.
(2) The Children Acts, 1908 to 1913 and this Act may be cited together as the Children Acts. 1908 to 1929.
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