Powers of Juvenile Courts in respect of children in need of care or protection

64.-(1) If a Juvenile Court is satisfied that any person brought before the Court under this section by the Director or any police officer is a child in need of care or protection the Court may either-

(a) order him to be sent to a reform school; or

(b) commit him to the care of a fit person, whether a relative or not who is willing to undertake the care of him; or

(c) order his parent or guardian to enter into a recognizance to exercise proper care and guardianship; or

(d) without making any other order, or in addition to making an order under either of the last two foregoing paragraphs, make an order placing him for a specified period, not exceeding three years, under the supervision of a welfare officer or probation officer.

(2) The Director or any welfare officer or any police officer having reasonable grounds for believing that a child is in need of care or protection may bring him before a Juvenile Court; and it shall be the duty of the Director to bring before a Juvenile Court any child who appears to him to be in need of care or protection unless he is satisfied that the taking of proceedings is undesirable in his interests, or that proceedings are about to be taken by some other person.

(3) An order made under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section placing a child under the supervision of a welfare officer or a probation officer may require the child to comply during the whole or any part of the period specified in the order with such requirements as the Juvenile Court, having regard to the circumstances of the case, considers necessary for the care or protection of the child and, without prejudice to the generality of this subsection, such order may include requirements relating to the residence of the child.