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DMA-1972-L-75162
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Children and Young Persons Welfare Act (Chapter 37:51) (Act 21 of 1972).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Dominica
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972-09-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Establishes the Dominica Children and Young Persons Welfare Organisation. The object of the organisation is to promote the care, welfare, education and rehabilitation of delinquent and maladjusted children and young persons and to establish and run institutions in which they may be housed and educated.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Representing Children Worldwide
Publisher
Yale Law School
URL
http://www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/jurisdictions/caribbean/dominica/Dominica_Child_Laws.pdf
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
URL
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap37-51.pdf
File
DMA75162.pdf (PDF)