CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 241 Limitations on restricting contact

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 241

    If, acting under a therapeutic protection order, the chief executive restricts a child or young person from having contact with others—

        (a)     the restriction may not—

              (i)     unreasonably limit contact between the child or young person and a sibling or the child or young person and a person with parental responsibility for him or her; or

              (ii)     limit contact between the child or young person and the community advocate or official visitor for this Act; or

              (iii)     unreasonably restrict the child's or young person's access to open air; and

        (b)     so far as it prevents the child or young person from having contact with people other than the community advocate, the official visitor or a supervisor of the child or young person—the restriction—

              (i)     may only occur under constant supervision; and

              (ii)     may not exceed a continuous period of longer than 12 hours or a period of 12 hours (whether continuous or otherwise) in any 24 hour period.