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N/( / S%,',$ L(,-$,/%= C+>< >+= =?=+< =+>.
N/( / A& N/. 64 /) 2000
C> D+>
A> . 64 2000 += =+> C. 46:10 += +<>+ <+
(See L 187/2008). I> +=, @<, + A> . 8 2003 % C<=
A?><> (A>) A>, 2003 + > > C?<> > + > C?<>
> ?<=> < + +>><= + A> . 14 2008 + =?=>+>+ +=
> "+<>= II + III.
I +>, A> . 64 2000 >+= <<= > >< = =+>, =? += >
C<= C?> #==, F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000 (. 65 2000)
? > > +> >= #@=, .., 31=> D< 2009, + > > <+.
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SECTION
pART I
pRELImINAR#
1. $<> >>.
2. C>.
3. I><<>+>.
3A. !>= > A>.
pART II
ESTABLISHmENT OF THE CHILDRENS ATHORIT#
4. E=>+=> > C<= A?><>.
5. "<= + ?>= > A?><>.
5A. "<= A?><> <+> > +>=.
6. D?>= > A?><>.
7. B+< M++>.
7A. A> C>>.
8. C?=> + ?= $+.
9. $<@.
10. A>> + <==>= > D<><.
11. C=> A?><>.
12.
13.
14. A====> + $?<> C><= + #> C><=.
15. ( Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
16. $>+ > A?><>.
17. %<+=< =>.
18. %<+=< ? ++<= > A?><>.
19. "= <>= + ==.
20. E> <== < = >+==.
21. A?><> =?> > <>= > M=><.
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pART III
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22. "< > A?><> > <@ < <.
23. +<= < > +< > A?><>.
24. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
25. "<= C?<> <=> < +< + <>>.
25A. F+ A===>+ !<<.
25B. $?< A+> !<<.
25C. C+< !<<.
25D. C A====> !<<.
25E. E< "<>> !<<.
25F. #@< !<<.
25G. F> "<= !<<.
25H. #=+ !<<.
25I. F=>< C+< !<<.
25J. !<< < + < +>.
26. A>> ?+<+ ad liem.
27. A>> + !< > C@ L+ D+<>>.
28. ! > +===> <?++.
29. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
30. C< <>+ += >+ +>>=.
31. "+<>= > < > A?><> >< <+?>=.
32. L+@ > ?>< >?> + << +<<+>=.
33. "<= > C?<> > <=> > = > $?.
pART I!
CARE OF CHILDREN NDER THE ATHORIT#
34. "<@= ++>.
35. "<@= =>= < < +< @< => +<=.
35A. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
36. "< > A?><> > +<<+ < > <+> < >= +<.
37. D==+ += <.
38. "< A?><> > <+ == +<>= @=> <
< +>> ?<+=.
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pART !
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39. C><?> <=> < ?< > A?><>.
40. "+><> !<<=.
41. C><?> <=> ? <=.
42. "+<> > < + +<==.
43. #@< + <> !<<= + ><?>=.
44. C><?> > .
45. D?<+> !<<.
pART !I
FINANCIAL pRO!ISIONS
46. C<+> > F?.
47. A+> > F?.
48. #?= < +?> + +?>.
49. A?+ #<>.
pART !II
mISCELLANEOS
50. A?><> > + #?+>=.
51. #?= C>> > + #?=.
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CHApTER 46:10
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A A& / ($%-,+ $ C+,-'( A+/, /) T,,'$'$' T/%$/ / $& $ +( $',$ /) +( &+,-'( /) T,,'$' $' T/%$/.
A$$E%ED %! 2D !'EMBE# 2000
HE#EA$ > = +> => 13(1) > C=>>?> >+> +A> "+<+> > >+> => += + <==+< >+> > =+ +@ > @ >? ==>> >
=>= 4 + 5 > C=>>?>, + + A> = =+< > =+ +@ > +<:
A <+= > = <@ =?=> (2) > =+ => 13,>+> + A> "+<+> > >+> => += = > B< += +== > H?== "+<+> + +> >+ @> >< + H?= += =?<> > @>= > == >+ ><->= + <= >+> H?=:
A <+= > = ==+< + > >+> >= A> =++@ > @ >? ==>> > =>= 4 + 5 >C=>>?>:
pART I
pRELImINAR#
1. %= A> + > += > C<= A?><> A>.
2. (1) %= A>, > >= =>= <<< > =?=> (2), = > <+> + + >"<=> "<++>.
(2) $>= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(1)(h), 5A(d), 6(1)(e), 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 34, 35, 46, 48, 49, 50 + 51 + ><+> 5> D< 2008.
3. I >= A>, ?== > >> ><= <?<=A?><> += > C<= A?><> =>+= ?<
=> 4;
+= + <= ?< > + > +<=;
64 2000.
"<+.
$<> >>.
*C>.187/2008.
I><<>+>.8 200314 2008.
* See > + 2.
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65 2000.
C. 13:06.
+< + <>> += + <<< > => 22(1);
C<= H += > + +== > > >C<= C?> #==, F=>< C+< +?<=<= A>, 2000;
C?> #= += + C<= H <#+>+> C>< = ?< > C<=C?> #==, F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000;
C?> $<@ += > + +== > > >C?> $<@ !<<= A>;
C?<> += > C?<> > ?<=> < + +>><=;
> <= += + <+>@ > < =? >< <=,? + <<+>, +?><>, + < =>=>+= < > <> < + ? <==> >= A> += + = ? > C?<> > + =?>+ <= > +< < > ;
=>< +< += > +==? ><+< +<, +>++ +<>+ +>= + +<@ =>< +<> <=> + ?< "+<> I' > C<= C?>#==, F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000;
?+<+ ?= + <= +> + < << + C?<> > > ?+<+ + , < >
> C?<> += > +< < >< @< + ;> +< += =+, >+,
>+ < =+ +<;
M=>< += > M=>< > <==> < >C<= A?><>;
<+>+> >< += > + +== > > >C<= C?> #==, F=>< C+< +?<=<= A>, 2000;
<+>@ ?=
(a) + +<>;
(b) + =>-+<>;
(c) + <++<>;
(d) + <>< < ==><, >< < +-; <
(e) + ? < +?>, >< < +-;
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!>= >A>.14 2008.
E=>+=> >C<=A?><>.
"<= +?>= >A?><>.14 2008.
67 2000.
65 2000.
?>? < += + = +< >>> + .
3A. % >= >= A> +< >
(a) <> > + < %<+ + %+;
(b) <@ +< + <>> < @?<+<; +
(c) > <>+ +>= ?< > &>+>= C@> > #>= > C.
pART II
ESTABLISHmENT OF THE CHILDRENS ATHORIT#
4. %< = < =>+= + C<<+> >
+= > C<= A?><> %<+ + %+
(<+>< <<< > += > A?><>).
5. (1) % A?><> + +@ + <= =? <=+ ?>= += +< << > >= A> + +<>?+< +
(a) <@ +<, <>> + <+>+> < +<+ > "+<> III >= A>;
(b) @=>+> + + <+>= ><=> > > +> < +<+> > A> C< A>, 2000;
(c) @=>+> +>= + + <= ><=> > + = > +< +?> <=, =>< < ?<=<, >+>> =+ <=, < ?<=< + > > > <?=> =>++<= <=<?< > C<= C?> #==,F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000 + +> =><+>> < =? +=;
(d) @=>+> +>= < <<>= =><+>> <;
(e) ? @=>+>, <@ + < = < > = = >+> > = > +<;
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"<= A?><> <+> >+>=.14 2008.
(f) >< ?> <==, =>< =+ ?<=<= + ?> < <@= >>< >< + > =?<?<>= += + <=<;
(g) ==?, =?= + <@ = ?> <== + ?<=<= += <@?< > C<= C?> #==,F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000;
(h) +@= > M=>< +>><= <+> > ><+> >= A>; +
(i) + =? >= += + ==+< <> < > << <<+ >= ?>=.
(2) I > ?<= <= >= <= ?<=?=> (1), > A?><> + <@ > =<@=> < +==== > A?><> > >==<@= > +< @ > >< +=:
(a) +@, ?+ + ?=;
(b) ?+>+, =+, ?>?<+ < <<+>++>@>=;
(c) ; +
(d) +>= < < +===>+ > ><+@ > +< < > ?<= +== +>< =<@ <@ > A?><> < +=+< =<@.
5A. I <= >= <= <+> > > +> <, > A?><> =+
(a) <@ ++>= < +<>=, ?+<+= +<=>@ +><= <=> > +> <;
(b) + =? @=>+>= < >+> < < > =<+> >C?<> += + <=<;
(c) + <+>= > > C?<> += >>< >= @ > +> = > =>><=> > = +> = =?>;
(d) +@= > M=>< <+< +> +>><=
<+; +
(e) => > > @= > .
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6. (1) I> =+ > ?> > A?><> > (a) <> > > ;
(b) <= + @ > > > <> >+<> > +< + > <> > +<> >+ +< +<;
(c) +> += + +@+> > <> > <>= +< %<+ + %+;
(d) >+ + <+=+ =>= > =?< >+@++> ++> ==+< <+ > >= A>;
(e) >+ + <+=+ =>= > =?< >
+@++> =>+ <?< < <<>+> > A>, ?=@ <<+= < ><+;
(f) >+ + <+=+ =>= > <@> << =?< -><+>> < >;
(g) <> >+> > > +
() = +<>=;
() + <= = > = +<> ?> += +<>+ <==> < ; <
() + <+>@, < < >< <=> > ,
> < > = > <+=+ <+>+ < = <?+ >> +< > ;
(h) <= =? <= += +< << > >=A> + += + ==+< > <=> > + = += > =<@ > => ><=>= >+> ;
(i) + ?= =? +>= + =<@=+@++ < < >+> +< <@ ><+= < =>>?>=, += ++<= <+=+==+< > > A?><>.
(2) >< +> = > => ><=> +, > A?><> =+ >+ > =<+>
(a) > @, +>, + >< >+ >==> > > +<>= @@ +> ;
D?>= >A?><>.14 2008.
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(b) > ++> + ==> > +<>=@@ >
() @ > @, +> +?+ + > >? > ?+>+ <+= > = < <<, +; +
() <@ > > , >,+ +< < >< <+ +<;
(c) > > > > += @ + =>+,=+>=+>< @<>, + > =<+> +>+ > =>+>?= ?;
(ca) < +<<+>, <=<@ > + ?>+ <?> > > = <+>@= +> >+<=> <>?>;
(cb) > <> > > > > + ;
(cc) > <> > > +<;
(cd) > <> > > <<=>+> + + +<+<; +
(ce) + >< <@+> =?<> ==+< < > > ;
(d) > <+ > + ?>;
(e) > , = + ?> <<
> ; (f) > == + +> + +<> >
+>+> + ?<+ + = +<>-<+>= > > + > ><+<> < > + > +<>=;
(g) > == + +> <+>@= >+>+> + ?<+ ++ <+>==> > + >< + <=;
(h) => @ < + >< < +?=,<+<== >< > @ += <>++=> < >== > ;
(i) > <+=+ << > , >A?><> =<= > > + + ++>?<> > <== =? <<; +
(j) + >< +>< >+> > A?><> + =<<@+> > > +<>?+< .
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7. (1) % A?><> =+ ++ + B+< M++> (<+>< <<< > += > B+<) +< > +=><+> > A>.
(2) % B+< =+ ==> < >+ @<== + == >+ =@ <== =+ +> > "<=> + +@ > <==+ ?++>=+ ==:
(a) =; <
(b) =+><;
(c) =+ <;
(d) ++><=;
(e) ?+>;
(f) +?>; +
(g) + +.
(2A) % <== => ?< =?=> (1) =+ ?
(a) + <= ?< > + >>-@ +<=<<=> > ?> +> > "<=>;
(b) + <= +> > %+ H?= A== > < <= ==?=+> > "<=>;
(c) > D<>< > A?><> +> ?<=> 10 =+ + e# officio < > B+<; +
(d) + <<=>+>@ + -G@<>+!<+=+> <>= > +< +<>> <.
(3) % "<=> =+ +> < + > <==> =?=> (2), < > > C+<+ > B+<.
(4) A < > B+< =+ < =?< += =>+> = =><?> +>> + =+ < <+>>.
(5) % B+< +> >= <=> > =+, =?> > >+<@+ > M=><, => < + >= <= +D?> C+<+.
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(6) A < > B+< + +> + > <= = =><?> <> +<== > > C+<+, =+ <>> +?= > > <+< > > M=><, + >C+<+ + <= = =><?> <>+<== > > M=><.
(7) % "<=> + ><+> > +>> +< > B+< < > <
(a) = ?=? < = ++ +<< = ?>=;
(b) = +<?> < ?= > = <><=;
(c) = @> + <= =
> =<?>; (d) = ?> =?> <+> > = ?>=;
(e) = +=>, > +@ <+> > B+<,?< >< =?>@, ? =>>?>>= > B+<; <
(f) += > +<< ?> + > ?>= < ?>=<< < +== > ?< >= A>.
(8) % += > <= > B+< +==>>?> ?< >= A> + @< + ><, =+ ?= > Ga%ee.
(9) % B+< + > += > += <?<, ?> =+
> +> +=> + >.
(10) % ?<? < + > > B+< =+ @ ?=@ > C+<+ < D?> C+<+.
(10A) < + = = > + > B+< +> ?< <= =>> > @> = @, > C+<+ =++@ + +=> @>.
(10B) < <= +< ><+< ?+ ><< >< ?>=, > "<=> + +> >< <== >+> >< =>+.
(11) % B+< + + <?= < <=?>=
<?+> >= <?< < > ?> >= ?===.
7A. (1) < + = > <=> > > +> + +<==, + >> > B+< > += >A> C>> =+ => > >+ =? =.
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(2) % A> C>> =+ ==> <== +@ > <==+ ?++>= + ==:
(a) ++><=;
(b) +;
(c) = < =+><; +
(d) =+ <.
(2A) % <== =+ += <= > C>>:
(a) + <= +> > %+ H?= A== > < <= ==?=+> > "<=>;
(b) > <<=>+>@ > -G@<>+!<+=+>; +
(c) > + > A> &>.
(3) < > A> C>> += + = <=> > +> + =? = =+ <+> > B+<.
(4) % A> C>> =+ > ><?< > > C+<+ > C>>.
(5) % A> C>> + <?+> >= <?<.
8. (1) % A?><> =+ +@ + $+ =+ > > ?=> > D<><.
(2) % $+ > A?><> =+ + > +=><?> > D<>< < > $<>+<.
(3) A ?>=, >< >+ >= <?< +> ?< =+, + + == > A?><> + = ?< > + > D<><, $<>+< < =? ><<== +?><= > = > B+<.
9. $<@ ? > A?><> + >, !<< <>< ?> =+ > @< > =+, <
= > <=>< => +<== > > D<><, +> > > A?><>.
10. (1) $?> > => 7, > B+< =+ +> +D<>< =+ <== < > +->-+ ?>=
C?=> + ?= $+.14 2008.
$<@.14 2008.
A>> +<==>= > D<><.14 2008.
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> A?><> =+ += > -<+>< + > ?>=<+> => 11.
(1A) % B+< =+ +> +> +=> D?>D<>< =+ +===> > D<>< > > +->-+?>= > A?><>.
(1B) % B+< =+ +> + $<>+< =? ><=+ >= += > >= >.
(2) % B+< + +> + >= ?>= >> D<>< < > > D?> D<><.
11. F< > >@ ++> >= ?>= + ?>=,
> A?><> =+ +@ =? ?>= + ><= ? +A> &> + + F=>< C+< &> += + <=< > M=>< > +@ > B+<.
12.
13.
14. (1) % A?><> =+ +>+ A====> +$?<> C><= + #> C><=.
(2) A A====> + $?<> C>< =+
<== < (a) > >+ +====> + <<<+ <
> > +>>> > A?><>; +
(b) < ==+<, =+ += > =?<> =<@=+ += < ?=, @=>+>= +>? ++> +==,
+ =+ =>+ > =+ <<= > < <= ==?=.
(3) A #> C>< =+ <== < >><+< +< < <@ > A?><>.
(4) A #> C>< =+ +@ +@++ > >?+ =+ <<=, + ==>, + + ><?+ <=, ? + =+><=> =+
(a) +<< ?> >+ + ++>=, +=>+====>= + <?+> ><+>> +=;
D (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
C=>
A?><>.14 2008.
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(b) + <+>= > > B+< >= +>; +
(c) > += <=> + >+< + #> C><.
(4A) % A?><> + += + >< +<<+>=< > +@++> =? ?+ <= += > + < > > >.
(5) A #> C>< + =?< + =?<>=<@= > + <?< > <=> > + <<< >I>+ C><.
(6) A <@ > A?><> =+ > <+
+ #> C>< < + < >@ =.
15. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
16. % A?><> =+ +> =? ><= + >=+= > >= > + =?> > =? +? >= <?<+> += > M=>< + ><, =? =>+ += >=<= ==+< < > > <= + <<+ >= ?>= ?< >= A>.
17. (1) $?> > =?=> (2) + > > +<@+ >A?><>, > +<<+> $<@ C== + > <,
+ < > ? =<@ + => > >=<@ > A?><> < < > =<@ > A?><> > >? =<@.
(2) < => <<< > =?=> (1) =>, +<<+>= =+ + > <=<@ > <>= ><= = > + =, <+>?> < >< ++ < ? +@ + > =.
(3) A < => =+ < >< +<= ++ > < + ?<>< < ? > > +<=.
18. A < > ? =<@ + > > +<@+ > +<<+> $<@ C== => > ><+=<< >
> =<@ > A?><>.
19. (1) % A?><> =+ <@ < > =>+=>+ +>+ + = + < +<<+ < <= + + < >= =.
$>+ >A?><>.
%<+=< =>.14 2008.
%<+=< ? ++<= >A?><>.
14 2008.
"= <>=+ ==.14 2008.
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(2) A < > ? =<@ ><+=<= > >A?><> =+ + < + = + <+>< > > = > A?><>.
(3) $?<+?+> >= +@ +<? > +<= += ><+=<< < > ? =<@ > > A?><>?< => 18, =+ <=<@ +> > +> = ><+=< > >A?><> + =? <= =+ >? > +<? =? >=?< > <@+> == =+> ? > > +>
(a) > =>+=> + = + ?< >==>; <
(b) >+> +<<+>= +< + < <=
+ +. (4) $?<+?+> >= +<? ?< =?=> (3)=+ +?+> > +== +, =+ ?>= <=++< ++ > > > <= +><< > = > > A?><>.
(5) < + <= ><+=<< < > ?=<@ > > A?><> = < <><= <
(a) > =>+=> + = + ?< >==>; <
(b) +<<+>= ? + < <= + +,
+ +> > +> = +> < <><> += <> + =++<< >+ > +, =+ ?>= < =++< ++> > +> << > = > > A?><>, > < =?<+?+> >=++ > +== > < =++< + >= ++ ?<> <@+> = =+> > +== > =++< <<<> =?=> (4) =+ + > A?><>.
(6) < + <= ><+=<< < > ?=<@ > > A?><> = < <><= + < + = +
(a) =>+= > A?><> ?< >= =>; <
(b) <=> +<<+>= +@ + < <=,
=+ + =?<+?+> >= +> > +?> > > =?<+?+> >= ++ ?<
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=?=> (3) = > ?@+> > > >= += ==+ =<@ > ? =<@ > ==<@ > A?><> + +?+> +> > =+ =++<++ > > +> = <><> < +>.
20. % A?><> + , =? ><= + >=
+= > >= > + =?> > =? +? >= <?<+> += > M=>< + ><, <== > <<
= >+== >+> > A?><> =<= ==+< < > ?
<<+ >= ?>= ?< >= A>.
21. % M=>< + @ <>, <+ < =+
<>= > > B+<, +>><=, > <= >=?>= + <= ?< > A> > A?><> =+ .
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22. (1) < > A?><> = > @ >+> + = +< + <>> + >+> >= ><@> = ==+< > => ><=> > , > =+ @=>+> > +>>< +> =+ +? < +<<+>, < > A?><> > <@> > >= +<.
(1A) A = +< + <>> <>
(a) += >< +<> < ?+<+ = > ><= +< + ?+<+=;
(b) = => < += + <+= ++ =+<> < ?+<+;
(c) = +<> < ?+<+ = <@>
() <+= >+ < =+=;
() <> < >< ++>; <
() + >< <?=>+=,
< <@ < = ?-<, + ><= +@++ <= < <== ++, >< > ?<>+ > +< =? ;
(d) = = > <+ +<;
(e) = > >< = +<> < ?+<+;
E> <== <= >+==.
A?><>
=?> ><>= >M=><.14 2008.
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+<= < >+< >A?><>.
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C. 46:08.
(f) = -><+> < > + +< >+?= =?< < ?< > +>;
(g) = =>>?> < = +< >?> + =>>+ + + >?> @= += =?==>;
(h) = < <@ +=;
(i) = ? >< < > ?<= <<@ +=;
(j) <?>= > + + <+; <
(k) <?>= > + + < <?><=>>?> > > >< > .
(2) A < < + >< <= +@
<+=+ <?= < @ >+> + = +< <
<>> + = > +===>+ > A?><> < +< <
<>> =? .
(3) I >= => + = > ++
< += +<> < >< <= + + > >+
+< .
23. (1) < > A?><> <@= + > >= +<
?< => 22, > =+ +> + + ++> > >
C?<> < (a) + +<= !<< ?< > F+ L+
(G?+<+= M<=, D +M+>+) A> > + <=> > + + >< !<<; <
(b) + !<< ? + >< !<< ?<=> 25 >+> > A?><> ><===+<.
(2) < > A?><> += + ++> < +
+<= !<< ?<=?+ =?=> (1), > A?><>
=+ > +<> < ?+<+ > > ++>.
(3) A ++> < + >< !<< ?< =?=> (1)
+ + e# pare.
24. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
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25. < > C?<> = =+>= >+> + <?> < > > A?><> = + +< + <>>, >
C?<> + + > :
(a) + F+ A===>+ !<<;
(b) + $?< A+> !<<;
(c) + C+< !<<;
(d) + C A====> !<<;
(e) + E< "<>> !<<;
(f) + #@< !<<;
(g) + F> "<= !<< ?< > C< A>;
(h) + #=+ !<<; (i) + F=>< C+< !<<;
(j) + !<< < + < +>;
(k) + C><?> !<< ?< => 44; <
(l) + >< !<< ? + >< !<< +=> C?<> >= >.
25A. A F+ A===>+ !<< + ?< => 25(a)=+ < > ?<= ?= + + >< <@+>+===>+ ==+< < > > .
25B. A $?< A+> !<< + ?< => 25(b)=+ < > ?<= <=><> > <> > <> ++<= > > C?<> >+> > += + =>< +=+ = > += < +>< > ++>< > = >
(a) =?< =+> +< +==; <
(b) ?< = < >< <== = > + >< ++>.
25C. (1) A C+< !<< + ?< => 25(c) =+ <> ?<= + + ?< > +< > A?><> <+ ?> <=.
(2) A C+< !<< ?< >= => + + >++> > A?><>, + <+> < < + < > +>+ F+ $<@= D@= > M=>< ><==> < > @< =+ =<@=.
"<= C?<> <=> < +<+ <>>.14 2008.
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F+A===>+!<<.14 2008.
$?<A+>!<<.14 2008.
C+< !<<.14 2008.
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25D. (1) A C A====> !<< + ?< => 25(d)=+ < > ?<= +====
(a) > =>+> + = +>;
(b) > = @>; <
(c) > +< > += ><+>.
(2) % C?<> + + + C A====> !<<< > = =+>= >+>
(a) > ++> += <+=+ +?= > =?=> >+>> = =?< < = > =?< =+,>+, >+ < =+ +<;
(b) =? + +====> = <?< > + >
++> > >< >< < > > = =?< < = > =?< +<; +
(c) > ? >+> + +====> +< =+>=+>< > += > !<<.
(3) A C A====> !<<
(a) =+ = > < +====> + >+> > +====> = > ; +
(b) + <?< > +, =+>< +=+ ++> > .
(4) < + C A====> !<< =>+>= >+> +
=+ > ++ < = , > =+ = > >=?< > + = >, ? > < >+> > >< <== >+> + + ?< >+> <.
(5) < > C?<> += + C A====> !<<,> <= = de faco >< > < = +=> > <? > , =+ > + <> > !<< + <? > > > <= + > !<<.
25E. (1) A E< "<>> !<< ?< => 25(e)=+ + < > C?<> = > @ >+>
(a) > = > =?< =+, >+,
>+ < =+ +<; (b) ?<= += > >< > = =?< < =
> =?< =+, >+, >+ <=+ +< +< <?=><+> +==> > ?<+=+ <?= + >
CA====>!<<.14 2008.
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++> += <+= > @ >+> +== > > = <?< += + +>>< ?<.
(2) A E< "<>> !<< +
(a) <> + <= + > !<< + = de faco >< > < = + => > =, > <? > >> ++>;
(b) +?><= > <@+ + < + +< > >> + +> + ?><= +> + >;
(c) <> > <@+ > < + ++> += ++>+> < > !<< += +;
(d) @ > ++> +<>+ <==> < >;
(e) > > ++> > > <= >=<= +< = > !<<;
(f) >< > >+> = < = > +> + + <=; +
(g) <?< > +, =+>< +=+ ++> > .
25F. (1) A #@< !<< ?< => 25( f) + +< > ++<= > > C?<> >+> >< = <+= > @ >+>+
(a) += ?+? >+ < = ?+? >+ ++ < > <= +=+<>+ +< + <==> < > ;
(b) += <? ++ < = =>+ ++ < > <= += +<>+ +< + <==> <; <
(c) = ==.
(2) A #@< !<< =+
(a) <> + <= = + => > =,> <? > <?=> >
() + <= = > !<<;
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() + <; < () + >< <= = +?><= >
+<> < + <= = +@?< +
C+< !<< < + E< "<>>
!<< = +, +>< > #@< !<<
= +;
(b) +?><= > <@+ > + >
<== ?< +<+<+ (a), <
(c) +?><= + < > >< <==
= > !<< > =+< < > ,
?= <+=+ < ==+<.
25G. A F> "<= !<< + ?< => 25(g) =+ +
!<< ?< > C< A> <> + > ?> >
+< + > <=.
25H. A #=+ !<< + ?< => 25(h) =+
<> > +<> < ?+<+ + > >< > <=+
> <= << +< + ?+<+= @< > .
25I. A F=>< C+< !<< + ?< => 25(i) ? <>
> =>< +< ?> ?< > C<= C?> #==,
F=>< C+< + ?<=<= A>, 2000 > + > =>< +<.
25J. A !<< < + < +> + ?<
=> 25(j) =+ + > +@++ < +> ?<
> A> C< A>, 2000.
26. < + +>>< < > C?<> ?< >= A>, +
= < > C?<>, > +, < > =<= > ==+<,
+> + ?+<+ ad liem > <<=> > @= > +
+> = ><=>.
27. < + +>>< < > C?<> ?< >= A>, + = < > C?<>, > +, < > =<= > ==+<, +
+ << <?=> > A>>< G<+ > +== >
+<<+> < < > C@ L+ D+<>> > <<=>
+ < > C?<>.
F> "<=!<<.14 2008.C. 46:01.
#=+!<<.14 2008.
F=>< C+<!<<.14 2008.
65 2000.
!<< < + <+>.14 2008.67 2000.
A>> ?+<+ad liem.14 2008.
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28. A <= (a) (Deleted by Act No. 14 of 2008);
(b) +===>= < ?= < +>>>= > ? + ,> =>= 22, 23 + 25 +=, > <?++ < > +< > A?><>; <
(c) +<?<= < += + += <? ++< > +< > A?><>,
>= + + =+ + @> ><=> < + >< > == >+ >>-@ +<=.
29. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
30. (1) < + += <@ > > +< >A?><> + =?=?> >+> = >< > >+ ?< > M>+ H+> A>, + =? ><+><=?>= > +== > > + =+>< =>+, >< = + + > +==? <==> < >, > A?><> =+ >? > <= <==> +<>= <=> >+> >>=>+ > +> >+> >A?><> = > +@ =+ >< > .
(2) < + > ?< =?=> (1) =?< > +< + =+>< =>+, > D<>< >
=+>< =>+ =+ =?> > > A?><>, <+<<>= > = >+ =>+>?=.
31. (1) % +<> < ?+<+ + > +< >A?><> =+ =?< >+> > A?><> = > < ><+?>= > +<> < ?+<+.
(1A) % A?><> =+ + +>+ + <<
> +=, +<=== + >< <>> <+> + +<>=
< ?+<+= < +@ <@ > +<.
(2) A +<> < ?+<+ += >
> =?=> (1), >= + + =?+<@> =+ + > + @ ?< +<=.
32. < > A?><> = > @ >+> + <= ++ < > +< + +>+ + , >= > +@
! >+===> <?++.14 2008.
C<<>+ +=>+ +>>=.14 2008.C. 28:02.
"+<>= >< >A?><> ><<+?>=.14 2008.
L+@ >?>< >?>+ <<+<<+>=.14 2008.
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%<+ + %+ >?> + +?+> +<<+>= <> +< > , > + + > > C?<> < + !<< ><@> > <= < +@ %<+ + %+ ?> =?<= += + <@= > > =+>=+> > C?<> >+>
(a) > = > > + +< >? ?=; <
(b) =? = > = > <+ +< <> <+= + +< ++>+.
33. (1) A C?<> > <+ ?<=> < +<= = +< > +@ >> + <=> + > > $? < + ?< >= A>, + <> >+> > <?> > >+>>> > A?><>.
(2) % M=>< + !<<, + > $?.
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34. (1) % A?><> + =?<> < <@, ? ++>+ ?> <== < > ++> < >= +<.
(2) % A?><> + =+< >= ?>= ?<>= => + +<<+>= > <@+> = <> ++> < >= +< += <@ < ?<> C<= C?> #==, F=>< C+< +?<=<= A>, 2000.
35. (1) % A?><> =+ =?< >+> < +<@< => +<= + +@ >< + > <=, ++> =>= +< > +, += +< += ==, <> + , < = > < <@?+> < ><+.
(2) I >= "+<> => += + @?>+< <= <<== ? > > + >>-, +> + .
(3) % A?><> + <+ > => ++><<< > =?=> (1).
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"<@= ++>.14 2008.
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35A. (Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008).
36. (1) % A?><> +, > > <== > C?<>,
+===> > <+> + >= +<.
(2) % C?<> =+ > @ >= <== ?< >==> ?== > = =+>= >+>
(a) <+> ? > => ><=> > ;
(b) =?>+ +<<+>= +@ < + < > = <> + > ==+<+ <?<>= < > <+> > > =>+> ?>< +< >;
(c) << +<<+>= < > = +< > ?>< > = +@ +;
(d) > +<>= < ?+<+= > +@ =?>; +
(e) > == > +@ >+ >
+?>.
(3) (Deleted by Act No. 14 of 2008).
37. (1) < + = ?< > +< > A?><>,+= + + ?> <= < =>< + >+>
= <=> +> =? +, > M++< >?> <= < =>< +<> =+ < > A?><><>> > = +>.
(2) I> =+ > ?> > A?><>
(a) > +> < > +<>= + <+>@= > += >+> = +>;
(b) < > +<>= < <+>@= > +=
= > ?< > , > <+= >= > > < ?<+; +
(c) < =? = <<< > +<+<+ (b)
= <==, > == > ++= +> < =
+> += > +< > A?><>, +<+ > > B?<+ G<?= A> +
C<+> A>.
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(3) (Deleted by Act No. 14 of 2008).
38. % A?><> +, > = >, + +>= > ++<> < ?+<+ < >< <==, < > + >=
+< <=> ><+@, =?==> < >< ==
?<< > +<>, ?+<+ < >< <= @=> > < +>> = ?<+.
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39. (1) % A?><> + +<<+ > > +<>= < >
?+<+ + < + ><?> +< > >< +=>+<= > +>+ > = > +< > A?><>.
(2) < + +<> +> <+
+<+ > =?=> (1), > A?><> + + > >
C?<> < + !<< < > +>+ > , +@<+< > > += > +<> < ?+<+.
(3) < + <=, >< >+ > +<>, = + >
+>+ + , + !<< ?< >= => + +
++=> >+> <=.
(4) A !<< + ?< >= => +, ++> + >< > <= > !<<
= + < < +> > =>+ > A?><> + ?<>
+= > =? ++> @ > > A?><> <<= > !<< += +, @+< > C?<>.
40. (1) A C?<> +, ? > +< + ++>
?< => 39 ++=> + <= <=> > +>+
+ , > = + >+> = > +>< =? , +
+ +><> !<< ++=> +<+ > => 22 >F+ L+ (G?+<+= M<=, D +
M+>+) A> + > $>+>?= C< A>.
(2) I + + << ?< => 39 > C?<> +
<> >+> + +?> ++ ?< >+> A>, =+ > ?>?< + > > A?><>.
"< A?><> ><+ == +<>=@=> << +>>?<+=.
C><?>
<=> < ?<> A?><>.14 2008.
"+><>!<<=.14 2008.
C. 46:08.
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41. (1) % C?<> +, +> + >A?><>, +> + > => + ?>? < = >+ +<+>+> >< + + !<< ++=> + +<> < + ><<= += +< + >< @< > ?>? < <> +> > > A?><> =? < > =??< > < + +<> > > < > ?>?< < = >.
(2) (Deleted by Act No. 14 of 2008).
(3) A !<< + ?< >= => +, ++> + >< > <= ++=> >!<< = + < < +> > =>+ > A?><> +
?<> += > =? ++> @ > >A?><> < <= ++=> > !<< += +, @+< > C?<>.
42. < + +<> < >< <= += << >><?> > > +>+ + , =+ @ > ++ +<== > > A?><> + + <= += > =>?> <+=+ ?= >= + + =?+<@> =+ + > + @ ?< +<=.
43. (1) A C?<> + + !<< < + ><?> ++<> < + >< <= +, > += < >< = +
= < ++ > =? +<> < >< <=++ +>>+, +>< @ =? +<> < <= +<>?> +<, << >+> =? +<> > = <, += > C?<> + = >, +>>+ + + > ><= + > C?<> +<+ > > A>>+> E+<= (M+>+) A>.
(2)
(3)
44. A ?< > +< > A?><> += +>>+> + => +<= + = + <?<+>@ <
=+ + > + ><?>= > > A?><> <=> = + < +<> + <+ < < ++<> = > >, > C?<> + << >+>= (<+>< <<< > += + C><?> !<<) ++<<+> +?> +< > = +=.
C><?> <=> ?<=.14 2008.
"+<> > <+ +<==.
#@< +<> !<<= +
><?>=.14 2008.
14 1988.
C><?> > .14 2008.
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D?<+> !<<.
C<+> >F?.14 2008.
A+> > F?.
#?= <+?> ++?>.
45. A C><?> !<< + ?< >= "+<> =+ <+ < += += > = > +< > A?><> ?> +<= + +> + > + > > C?<> < > !<< > @+< < =+<.
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FINANCIAL pRO!ISIONS
46. (1) %< = < =>+= + F? + >C< A?><> F?.
(2) % <@? > F? =+
(a) ++> > > A?><> "+<+>; (b) <+>=, +>= + +===>+ <@ <
+>+ + ><+>+ <+=+>= ++= += +<@ > M=>< F+; +
(c) = + = <@ ?< > A>.
47. (1) % = > F? =+ ?>= <<+ > ==:
(a) +=><+> > A>;
(b) <?<+> + ++= < > <=
> B+<; (c) +> =++<= + ++= < >
<= > =>+; +
(d) + >< >?< +?><= > B+<
< > <= >= <=.
(2) % +?>= > A?><> =+ +>+
+<+ > > <+ +> +?> <=.
48. (1) % B+< =+ <=< #?= < > <<
>< > ==> +?> + > ++
++> > A?><> ? <@= < +
+?+> ==> ><+ +?>.
(2) % +?>= > A?><> =+ +?>
+?+ > A?>< G<+ < + ?+ +?><
+> > A?>< G<+.
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49. (1) % B+< =+ > >< >= > + ++ +< =?> > > M=>< + +?+ <<> +> > +>@>= > A?><> ?< > ++ +<,>>< > ++ =>+>>= + =? >< <+><+> > > <+>= + ?>= > A?><>.
(2) % M=>< =+ +?= + > <<> + >++ =>+>>= + =? >< <+> =?>> ?<=?=> (1) > + < "+<+> > >>->+= >= <> .
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mISCELLANEOS
50. (1) % A?><> +, > > +<@+ >M=><, + #?+>= <=>
(a) > ?<+ < > +< >A?><>; +
(b) +>><= +< <?< > <=<?< >= A> + < > ?<= @> > > <@== > A>.
(2) #?+>= + ?< >= A> =+ =?> >+<+>@ <=?> "+<+>.
(3) % M=>< + += <=< > <= >
?= < > ?<== >= A> + + =? <= = <=<
=+ ?= > Ga%ee.
51. % #?= C>> =>+= => 77 >
$?< C?<> J?+>?< A> +, =?> > +>@
<=?> "+<+>, + <?= < > ?<= > C?<>
<= >= ?>= ?< >= A>.
A?+ #<>.
A?><> >+#?+>=.14 2008.
#?=C>> >+ #?=.14 2008.C. 4:01.
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SCHEDLE
Legislaion Secion
% $?+< != A>, C+. 11:02 4, 5
% != A+=> > "<= A>, C+. 11:08 6, 21, 48, 54
C< A>, C+. 46:01 3 > 8, 24 > 28
$?+ != A>, C+. 11:28. 4 > 11
($> 33).
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