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 level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment; [amended by Act 22 of 2001, with effect from the 10th September, 2002.] (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. (2) . . . . . . [repealed by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.] 24 Children’s court may review orders (1) A children’s court may at any time review an order made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. 25 Period of retention and further supervision of child or young person (1) A child or young person in respect of whom an order has been made in terms of subsection (1) of section twenty shall reside in the place determined by the court or shall remain in the certified institution or training institute or in the custody in which he was placed or ordered to return to or remain in any other certified institution, training institute, or custody to which he may be transferred in terms of this Act— [amended by Act 23 of 2001 ,with effect from the 18th January, 2002.] (a) until a period of three years from the date of the order has elapsed; or (b) until he is released on licence in terms of this Act or shall render service for the benefit of the community, as the case may be; [amended by Act 23 of 2001, with effect from the 18th January, 2002.] or (c) until the order has been discharged or he has been discharged from the effect of the order in terms of this Act;

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