Women’s Charter (Protection of Women and Girls) Rules
Table of Contents
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part I BOARD OF VISITORS
3 Composition of Board
4 Tenure of office
5 Duty of Board
6 Visits to places of safety
7 Chairman of Board
8 Deputy Chairman of Board
9 Secretary of Board
10 Cessation of appointment
11 Vacancies in Board
12 Quorum
13 Resolutions
14 Meetings
Part II PO LEUNG KUK FUND
15 Fund to be administered by Board
16 Board to invest moneys
17 Bank account
18 Payments
19 Accounts of moneys in Fund
20 Administrative charges
21 Annual report
Part III DISCHARGE COMMITTEE
22 Discharge or place on parole licence girls in place of safety
23 Director may consult Discharge Committee
24 Composition of Discharge Committee
25 Aftercare
26 Girls released or discharged on parole licence
27 Functions of Discharge Committee
Part IV ADMINISTRATION OF PLACES OF SAFETY
28 Maximum number of residents
29 Responsibilities of superintendent
30 Records to be kept by superintendent
31 Administrative programmes, schedules, etc.
32 Leave of absence of superintendent
33 Bed
34 Clothing
35 Food
36 Dietary scale
37 Daily routine
38 Copy of daily routine
39 Deviation from routine to be entered in log book
40 Education
41 Time-table and syllabus to be approved
42 Practical training
43 Registers
44 Purpose of practical training
45 Recreation
46 Girls under 12 years
47 Religious instruction
48 Leisure activities
49 Holidays
50 Home visits
51 Correspondence with parents or guardians
52 Receipt of letters
53 Visits from relatives
54 Payment for work done
55 Discipline
56 Privileges
57 Punishments
58 Discipline without corporal punishment to be aimed for
59 Corporal punishment
60 Record of punishment
61 Staff forbidden to inflict corporal punishment
62 No resident to punish another
63 Medical Officers
64 Medical Officers to attend Board meetings
65 Dental Officers
66 Director to inform parents or guardian of admission of girl
67 Procedure when girl absent
68 Reports of death and other serious events
69 Procedure when girl hospitalised
70 Operations with consent
71 Keeping of registers, information, etc.
72 Copy of Rules to be given to all persons involved
73 Places of safety to be open for inspection
74 Internal administration
75 Director to attend Board meetings
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