(i)
a step-parent shall not be obliged to maintain a step-child which is
being adequately maintained by its natural parents;
(ii)
the obligation of a step-parent to maintain his step-child shall cease—
(a)
if the mother of his step-child has deserted him and removed the stepchild from his custody; or
(b)
if in the event of divorce or judicial separation there is no order of
maintenance made in favour of his step-child.
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Detention of juvenile
(1) A child or young person who is charged with an offence shall not before
conviction be detained in a prison or police cell or lock-up unless his detention is
necessary and no suitable remand home is conveniently available for his detention.
(2) In deciding the suitability of any place for the detention of a person mentioned in
subsection (1), regard may be had to the nature of the offence with which he is
charged and to his age, sex, race and character.
(3) . . . . . .
[repealed by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
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[repealed by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
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Financial support from public funds to certain institutions
(1) The Minister, with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance, may, out
of money appropriated for the purpose by Act of Parliament, make grants-in-aid—
(a)
to any local authority certified institution or institution or any
association of persons working in Zimbabwe for the protection, care and control of
children and young persons;
[amended by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.]
(b)
towards the maintenance in any certified institution or institution of
any child or young person placed therein in terms of this Act or any other enactment;
(c)
towards the maintenance—
(i)
of any child or young person by his parent, step-parent or guardian or
the person with whom he has been placed in terms of this Act or any other enactment;
or
(ii)
of a parent, step-parent or guardian of any child or young person; or
(iii)
of a grandparent or brother or unmarried sister of any child or young
person with whom he has been placed in terms of this Act or any other enactment.
(2) A local authority may out of its funds make grants-in-aid to any association of
persons working in its area for the protection, care and control of children and young
persons.
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Notice of certain proceedings to be given to High Court
(1) Whenever summons is issued in connection with proceedings for divorce or
judicial separation between the mother and the father of a child or a young person in
respect of whom an order in terms of section twenty or an application such as is
referred to in subsection (2) or (3) of section 5 of the Guardianship of Minors Act
[Chapter 5:08] was made, the plaintiff shall, on issuing summons, lodge with the
registrar of the High Court a notice to the effect that such order or application was
made and if the plaintiff has failed to lodge such notice the defendant shall, within the
period allowed for entry of appearance, lodge the said notice.
(2) Any plaintiff or defendant who fails to comply with the requirements of
subsection (1) shall, unless he proves he was unaware of such order or application, be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level three or to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding one month or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[amended by Act 22 of 2001, with effect from the 10th September, 2002.]
(3) Whenever notice has been lodged in terms of subsection (1), the registrar shall
obtain from the clerk of the children’s court concerned a copy of the record relating to
such order or application, together with the reasons in writing of the officer who
presided over the children’s court why he made the order or granted or refused the
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