48Child in place of safety

48 Child in place of safety

(1)  A child being detained immediately before the commencement day in a place of safety under section 9(4) of the repealed Act is taken to be in the custody of the Secretary under section 21 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 .

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) , the period of the Secretary’s custody of the child commences at the time the child arrived at the place of safety in accordance with the requirement made under section 9(1) of the repealed Act.