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(1) Where a juvenile or young offender is ordered to be sent to a centre, the detention order shall be the authority for the detention and the period shall not exceed

(a) three months for a juvenile offender under the age of sixteen years;

(b) six months for a juvenile offender of or above sixteen years but under eighteen years;

(c) twenty-four months for a young offender of or above the age of eighteen years; or

(d) three years for a serious offence.

(2) A juvenile offender under the age of eighteen years shall be detained in a Junior Correctional Centre.

(3) A young offender above the age of eighteen years shall be detained in a Senior Correctional Centre.

(4) A juvenile offender under the age of fifteen years who has been convicted of a serious offence shall be detained in a Senior Correctional Centre.

(5) Before a detention order is made, the court shall satisfy itself that a suitable place is available for the juvenile offender or young offender at a centre.

(6) Where a juvenile or young offender has been remanded in custody prior to the order of detention, the period spent on remand shall be taken into consideration when making the detention order.

(7) No juvenile or young offender shall be detained in an adult prison.

(8) The following offences are considered to be serious offences

(a) murder;

(b) rape;

(c) defilement;

(d) indecent assault involving unlawful harm;

(e) robbery with aggravated circumstance

(f) drug offences; and

(g) offences related to firearms.