ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Borstal Institutions Act
6. Committal of youthful offender to borstal institution
Edition: 1983-12-09 · In force
6. Committal of youthful offender to borstal institution
(1)Where the High Court or a subordinate court of the first class or a juvenile court is satisfied, after considering the matters specified in section 5, that it is expedient for his reformation that a youthful offender should undergo training in a borstal institution, it may, instead of dealing with the offender in any other way, direct that the offender be sent to a borstal institution for a period of three years.(2)(a)Where it appears to any court other than the High Court or a subordinate court of the first class after considering the matters specified as aforesaid, that a youthful offender should, for his reformation, undergo training in a borstal institution, it may, instead of dealing with the offender in any other way, after recording the same, commit the offender in custody to a juvenile court having jurisdiction in the area, for sentence.(b)The juvenile court to which the youthful offender is committed shall itself consider the matters specified as aforesaid, and, if it is satisfied that it is expedient for his reformation that the offender should undergo training in a borstal institution, it may direct that the offender be sent to a borstal institution for a period of three years, or may deal with the offender in any way which would have been open to the court which committed the offender.