ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
86. Authority to confine a child
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
86. Authority to confine a child
(1)The order committing a child to custody in a children’s remand home or ordering him to be sent to a rehabilitation school shall be sufficient authority for his confinement in that place in accordance with the tenure thereof, or in a health institution in accordance with section 85.(2)A child shall be deemed to be in lawful custody where the child is confined to or is being conveyed to or from a children’s remand home or a rehabilitation school to or from a health institution, as the case may be.