102Minors to become wards only by order

102 Minors to become wards only by order S. 102(1) amended by No. 24/2008 s. 26(1). (1) Subject to subsection (2), a minor must not be made a ward of Court except by order of the Court constituted by a Judge of the Court. (2) If application is made for an order under subsection (1), the minor becomes a ward of Court on the making of the application but ceases to be a ward at the end of the period prescribed by the Rules unless within that period an order has been made in accordance with the application. (3) The Court may, either on an application or of its own motion, order that a minor who is a ward of Court shall cease to be a ward.