CHILDREN’S PROTECTION AND ADOPTION ACT (as amended at 01 December 2002)
forthwith give notice in writing to the clerk of the children's court by which the order was made and shall
in that notice state fully and clearly where the place of residence to which he has removed is situated.
(7)36 Any person who contravenes subsection (5) or (6) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine
not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six
months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
21 Adjournment of inquiry
A children's court which is holding an inquiry in terms of section nineteen may—
(a) from time to time postpone or adjourn such inquiry for such periods as it thinks fit;
(b) order that during any postponement or adjournment of the inquiry the child or young person concerned shall remain or be placed in a place of safety or that he shall be returned to the custody of
his parents or guardian on such conditions as the court may fix to ensure the proper care of the
child or young person pending the determination of the inquiry and to ensure the attendance of the
child or young person at any resumption of the inquiry:
Provided that, where the court orders that the child or young person shall remain or be placed in a
place of safety, the court shall not order a postponement or adjournment for more than fourteen days at a
time.
22 Summoning of parent or guardian of child or young person
(1) Notice of the holding of an inquiry in terms of section nineteen shall be served upon the parent or
guardian of the child or young person if his whereabouts in Zimbabwe are known, and, unless the children's court otherwise directs, shall state that the attendance of such person is required at such inquiry.
(2) If any parent or guardian of a child or young person who has been served with a notice in terms of
subsection (1) which requires his attendance at the inquiry fails to attend and remain in attendance
during the inquiry unless excused by the children's court, the officer presiding over the children's court
may—
(a) issue a warrant for the apprehension of that parent or guardian;
(b) order that parent or guardian to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or, in default of
payment to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one month;37
(c) on cause shown, remit any penalty imposed in terms of paragraph (b).
(3) Any person arrested in terms of subsection (2) may be detained in any prison and compelled to
attend the inquiry until the determination thereof.
23 Determination of certified institution or training institute to which child or young
person shall be sent
(1) A children's court which makes an order in terms of subparagraph (i) or (vi) of subsection (1) of
section twenty shall order that the child or young person shall be placed in the specific certified institution or training institute selected by that court after consultation with the Director or such person as
Director may appoint as his deputy for the purposes of this section.
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24 Children's court may review orders
(1) A children's court may at any time review an order made by it in terms of section twenty and may,
upon such review—
(a) discharge the order; or
(b) discharge the order and make any other order in terms of section twenty; or
(c) refer the matter to any other children's court.
(2) A children's court to which the review of an order has been referred in terms of paragraph (c) of
subsection (1) shall have all the powers upon review of the order as if the order had been made by it.
(3) The management of the certified institution or training institute or the person in whose care a child
or young person has been placed in terms of an order made in terms of section twenty shall be entitled to
be heard by the children's court upon any review by it of such order.
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