sec.54Custody of child pending court appearance

### sec.54 Custody of child pending court appearance Until brought before a court, a child arrested on a charge of an offence or a warrant issued under this Act who is not released from custody must be held in the custody of— the commissioner of the police service; or the chief executive in accordance with arrangements mentioned in subsection (2) . The commissioner of the police service must make arrangements with the chief executive for an arrested child wherever practicable to be placed in a detention centre until brought before a court. The chief executive must take the action necessary to hold the child in custody in accordance with the arrangements. s 54 amd 1996 No. 22 ss 18 , 3 sch 1 ; 1998 No. 39 s 25 (sec.54-ssec.1) Until brought before a court, a child arrested on a charge of an offence or a warrant issued under this Act who is not released from custody must be held in the custody of— the commissioner of the police service; or the chief executive in accordance with arrangements mentioned in subsection (2) . (sec.54-ssec.2) The commissioner of the police service must make arrangements with the chief executive for an arrested child wherever practicable to be placed in a detention centre until brought before a court. (sec.54-ssec.3) The chief executive must take the action necessary to hold the child in custody in accordance with the arrangements. - (a) the commissioner of the police service; or - (b) the chief executive in accordance with arrangements mentioned in subsection (2) .