Section 18: Uncontrollable juveniles

18. Uncontrollable juveniles (1) Where the parent or guardian of a juvenile represents on oath before a Juvenile Court that he is unable to control the juvenile and desires him to be sent to a Rehabilitation Youth Centre, and gives an undertaking or security to the satisfaction of the Court to pay the expenses of the maintenance of the juvenile at that Centre, the Court may, after hearing the juvenile, order the juvenile to be removed to and detained in a Rehabilitation Youth Centre until he attains the age of 18 or for a shorter period. (2) This section is in addition to and not in derogation from the Code Civil Mauricien. [S. 18 amended by Act 15 of 1998.]