The Law of the Child (Retention Homes) (Amendment) Rules, 2019

These Rules may be cited as the Law of the Child (Retention Homes)(Amendment) Rules, 2019 and are to be read together with the 2012 principal Rules.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
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Citation: The Law of the Child (Retention Homes) (Amendment) Rules, 2019
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Language: en
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These Rules may be cited as the Law of the Child (Retention Homes)(Amendment) Rules, 2019 and are to be read together with the 2012 principal Rules. This provision amends Rule 2 by replacing the definition of “social welfare officer.” Rule 3(1) is amended by replacing “their” with “the child’s”. Rule 5 is amended: its marginal note is replaced, and subrule (1) is redrafted to begin “Every child who has, by a court order, been remanded in Retention Home shall-”. Rule 5(1) is amended to replace the reference to section 133(9) with section 132(9).

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These Rules may be cited as the Law of the Child
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AI-assisted research summary: These Rules may be cited as the Law of the Child (Retention Homes)(Amendment) Rules, 2019 and are to be read together with the 2012 principal Rules.

1. These Rules may be cited as the Law of the Child (Retention Homes)(Amendment) Rules, 2019 and shall be read as one with the Law of the Child (Retention Homes) Rules, 2012 hereinafter referred to as the “principal Rules”. Amendment of Rule 2
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Rule 2 of the principal Rules are amended by deleting the
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends Rule 2 by replacing the definition of “social welfare officer.”

2. Rule 2 of the principal Rules are amended by deleting the definition of the term “social welfare officer and substituting for it the following: “ “social welfare officer” means a social welfare officer in the public service;” Amendment of Rule 3
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The principal Rules are amended in Rule 3(1), by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: Rule 3(1) is amended by replacing “their” with “the child’s”.

3. The principal Rules are amended in Rule 3(1), by deleting the word “their” and substituting for it the words “the child’s”. Amendment of rule 4
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The principal Rules are amended in rule 5 by
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AI-assisted research summary: Rule 5 is amended: its marginal note is replaced, and subrule (1) is redrafted to begin “Every child who has, by a court order, been remanded in Retention Home shall-”.

4. The principal Rules are amended in rule 5 by- (a) deleting the marginal note and substituting for it the following: “Exercise of rights of children”; (b) deleting the opening words of subrule (1) and substituting for it the following: “(1) Every child who has, by a court order, been remanded in Retention Home shall-”. Amendment of rule 5
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The principal Rules are amended in Rule 5(1), by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: Rule 5(1) is amended to replace the reference to section 133(9) with section 132(9).

5. The principal Rules are amended in Rule 5(1), by deleting the reference to section 133(9) and substituting for it the reference to section 132(9). 1 Law of the Child (Retention Homes)(Amendment) GN. No. 62 (contd.) Amendment of rule 7
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The principal Rules are amended in rule 7(4), by re
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AI-assisted research summary: This section renumbers the contents of specified paragraphs in rule 7(4) into corresponding subparagraphs.

6. The principal Rules are amended in rule 7(4), by re- designating the contents of paragraph (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) and (m) as contents of sub paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) respectively. Amendment of rule 18
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The principal Rules are amended in rule 18
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AI-assisted research summary: Rule 18 is amended to require child accommodation in a retention home to be in small, adequately ventilated dormitories, and to require each child to receive appropriate clean bedding.

7. The principal Rules are amended in rule 18 - (a) by designating the contents of rule 18 as rule 18(1); (b) in sub rule (1) as designated, by deleting the words “privacy, safety and wellbeing, and which is in keeping with the Retention Home.” and substituting for them the words “privacy and the safety wellbeing of the children.”; and (c) by deleting sub rule (2) and (3) and substituting for them the following: in shall have terms of gender, and sufficient space “(2) Accommodation in retention home shall consist of small, adequately ventilated dormitories the categorized dormitories to accommodate the number of children required at a retention home. (3) Every child shall be provided with appropriate clean bedding which shall- (a) be changed with another set of clean bedding at least once in every two weeks; and (b) periodically be replaced with new sets of beddings.”.
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The principal Rules are amended in rule 21 by
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AI-assisted research summary: The manager must make appropriate arrangements so a child born to a mother in a retention home enjoys the other rights provided by the Act.

8. The principal Rules are amended in rule 21 by- re-designating the contents of sub rules (2), (3) and (4) as sub rules (3), (4) and (5) respectively; immediately inserting, re-designated, a new sub-rule (6) as follows: after rule sub (5) as Amendment of Rule 21 (a) (b) “(6) The manager shall make appropriate arrangement to ensure a child born by a mother in a retention home enjoys other rights enshrined in the Act.” Dodoma, 3rd December, 2018 Gender, Elderly and Children UMMY A. MWALIMU, Minister for Health, Community Development, 2

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