ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Borstal Institutions Act
39. Return of person to borstal institution
Edition: 1983-12-09 · In force
39. Return of person to borstal institution
(1)Any person in respect of whom a borstal order is in force who—(a)escapes from the borstal institution in which he is detained, or from any hospital or other institution to which he has been removed on account of his physical or mental condition; or(b)runs away from the person into whose charge he has been entrusted under a licence; or(c)fails to return to a borstal institution on the revocation of his licence under section 27 or of his leave of absence under section 25 or on recall under section 29(2),may be arrested without warrant by an authorized officer and taken back to a borstal institution.(2)Where any such person as aforesaid has committed any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1)(a), the period of his detention in a borstal institution shall be increased by a period equal to the period during which he was unlawfully at large.