Section 26: Custody of juveniles

26. Custody of juveniles (1) The order or judgment in pursuance of which a juvenile is committed to custody in a place of detention provided under this Act shall be delivered with the juvenile to the person in charge of the place of detention and shall be sufficient authority for his detention in that place in accordance with its tenor. [Issue 1] J6 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) A juvenile who is detained in a place of remand or in a place of detention and whilst being conveyed to and from any such place shall be deemed to be in legal custody. (3) A juvenile who escapes from legal custody may be apprehended without warrant and any person who knowingly assists or induces a juvenile to escape or knowingly harbours or conceals a juvenile who has so escaped, or prevents him from returning, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 rupees and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 months. [S. 26 amended by Act 15 of 1998.]