Review of cases of persons ordered to be detained in approved schools or approved homes
73.—(1) The manager of any approved school or approved home shall review all cases of children or young persons committed to the approved school or approved home under section 44 or 49, when they have been detained for 12 months and may, after such review, recommend to the Director that any child or young person shall be released on licence.
(2) The Director, on the advice of the advisory board mentioned in subsection (3) and notwithstanding any order made by any court, shall have power to order the release on licence of any person who has been detained in an approved school or approved home for 12 months, at any time before the completion of his full period of detention and on such conditions as may be stated by the Director in the order including a condition that he shall be under the supervision of such person as may be specified in the order except that the Director may at any time modify or cancel any of the conditions.
(3) The Minister shall appoint one or more advisory boards which shall advise and make recommendations to the Director on such cases as may be referred to it by him. Members of an advisory board shall hold office for such period as may be stated in their notice of appointment, which shall be published in the Gazette.
(4) If a person released from an approved school or approved home on licence by order of the Director fails to comply with any condition of his licence, the Director may order the return of that person to the approved school or approved home from which he was released, to be detained there for the unexpired portion of his original period of detention.
(5) Where a person has returned to the approved school or approved home pursuant to subsection (4), the Director, on the advice of an advisory board, may order the release on licence of that person if he has served a minimum period of 6 months under detention after his return.
(6) If any person while under licence or after his recall is sentenced to imprisonment, any period for which he is imprisoned under that sentence shall count as part of the period for which he is liable to
