96Transfer of child between Children’s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India
(1) The State Government may at any time, on the recommendation of a Committee or Board, as the case may be, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, and keeping the best interest of the child in mind, order the childs transfer from any Childrens Home or special home or fit facility or fit person, to a home or facility, within the State with prior intimation to the concerned Committee or the Board:
Provided that for transfer of a child between similar home or facility or person within the same district, the Committee or Board, as the case may be, of the said district shall be competent to issue such an order.
(2) If transfer is being ordered by a State Government to an institution outside the State, this shall be done only in consultation with the concerned State Government.
(3) The total period of stay of the child in a Childrens Home or a special home shall not be increased by such transfer.
(4) Orders passed under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to be operative for the Committee or the Board, as the case may be, of the area to which the child is sent.
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- 90 Attendance of parent or guardian of child
- 91 Dispensing with attendance of child
- 92 Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place
- 93 Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs
- 94 Presumption and determination of age
- 95 Transfer of a child to place of residence
- 96 Transfer of child between Children’s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India
- 97 Release of a child from an institution
- 98 Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution
- 99 Reports to be treated as confidential
- 100 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 101 Appeals
- 102 Revision
- 103 Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings
- 104 Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders
- 105 Juvenile justice fund
- 106 State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit
- 107 Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit
- 108 Public awareness on provisions of Act
- 109 Monitoring of implementation of Act
- 110 Power to make rules
- 111 Repeal and savings
- 112 Power to remove difficulties