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(1) Where a juvenile is charged before any court with an offence in respect of which the court has jurisdiction and the court thinks that the charge is proved, the court in addition to any powers conferred by this Act may commit the juvenile to the care of a fit person, whether a relative or not, who is willing to take care of the juvenile.

(2) When an order is made under subsection (1) a probation order may also be made under section 31 of this Act.

(3) A juvenile committed to the care of a fit person shall give an undertaking to be under the care of the fit person.

(4) Where the parent or guardian of a juvenile proves to a court that he or she is unable to control the

juvenile, the court may

(a) make an order committing the juvenile to the care of any person, whether a relative or not, who is willing to take care of the juvenile; or

(b) without making any other order, or in addition to making an order under paragraph (a), make an order placing the offender for a specified period, not exceeding three years or until the offender attains the age of eighteen years, whichever is the sooner, under the supervision of a probation officer or of some other person appointed for the purpose by the court, but these orders may be made only with the consent of the parent or guardian.

(5) The court to which a plea is made under subsection (3) may, until such time as the court comes to a decision on the application, commit the juvenile to a remand home.

(6) Where, in the case of any juvenile who has been committed to the care of a fit person, the Department of Social Welfare is of the opinion that the juvenile should be sent to a correctional centre, the Department may apply to the court which made the order of committal, which may order that the juvenile be sent to the correctional centre.